In a reply from Paul Quinn on 15:15 about B5 newsgroup thingy

PQ> Hi! All,

hi

PQ> I guess it's safe to post in here now.  :)  I have an un-reliable link to
PQ> the  newsgroup, where it seems that a lot of people are changing ISPs or
PQ> news  providers.  Apparently some outfit called 'Comcast' pulled the plug on
PQ> a whole  swag, if not all, newsgroups just in the last couple of days.

been reading about a few isp doing that (I haven't see anything come my way yet)

PQ> A lot of people are crediting the Attorney-General of New York (state) for
PQ> the  decision by big providers to stop distributing any sort of
PQ> newsgroup-related  traffic, to help combat kiddie porn distribution.  The
PQ> common-most comment is  "obviously, some so-called experts can't tell the
PQ> difference between binary  groups and text-only groups".

hmmmmm

PQ> Ah, well.  "Such is life".

yep

PQ> The only positive to come out of the affair is that such a step may indeed
PQ> be  the first step in -perhaps- bringing news posters back to Fidonet.  Who 
PQ> knows... in five years?...

maybe :)

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