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Old May 27th 10, 10:43 PM posted to alt.free.newsservers,alt.windows98,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
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Posts: 1,026
Default What is Usenet

1 About Usenet
1.1 What is Usenet?
Usenet is a distributed network which means that the submitted information
is always available via the fast internet connections from your local Usenet
Provider.
Usenet offers the ability to efficiently exchange information among all
other Usenet users around the globe.

Usenet, which is short for Unix User Network, is one of the oldest
communication networks, being developed in 1979 and was made available
before the internet and the World Wide Web were invented. Usenet isn't
governed by any authority and can be characterized by the absence of a
central server or administrator.
Usenet servers distribute all the information they receive among other
Usenet servers around the world, enabling all Usenet users to have access to
all information available on the global Usenet.

Usenet was designed to be able to discuss scientific insights and ideas
among universities and scientific institutions around the world on a broad
scope. Therefor Usenet was designed to distribute only text messages. In
1990 a method was introduced to be able to decode files (like documents or
images) to text, so they could be distributed on the global Usenet.

Every post submitted to Usenet has to be stored by all Usenet servers. This
results in a continuous flow of new Usenet articles.
As the Usenet servers storage capacity isn't unlimited, older articles have
to be removed in order to make room for newer articles.
The period of time that articles are available is called retention.
As different Usenet providers have different storage capacities, the
retention differs per Usenet provider.
The retention of Usenet services offered by Internet providers (ISPs) is
significant lower (on average 10-20 days) then the retention offered by
professional Usenet providers (hundreds of days).

Being one of the oldest networks, Usenet has survived many new innovations.
At present, Usenet's popularity is still growing, while more and more people
discover the advantages of using Usenet. As more people are becoming active
on Usenet, more information is offered to the global Usenet. The daily
newsfeed (which is the amount of data offered to Usenet on a daily basis) is
now well beyond 5 terabyte on average (winter 09/10).

Usenet is known by many names. Synonyms for Usenet are Newsgroups, News or
Newsserver.

http://www.news-service.com/faq.html#faq1.1


  #2  
Old May 27th 10, 11:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
MEB[_17_]
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Posts: 1,830
Default What is Usenet

On 05/27/2010 05:43 PM, Hot-text wrote:

Obviously your apparent attempt is to start further arguments and
possibly drum-up people in other groups.
What? Trying to show something you aren't prepared to present or defend?

1 About Usenet


And that had exactly what relevance to Microsoft's groups here on
Microsoft's servers?

NONE.

What does it have to do with Usenet {use net}?

See TOU [note that this part posted here is allowed specifically
elsewhere in Microsoft's materials AND by following that and applicable
Law]:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...t/Default.aspx

"ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION.
"Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and
non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services
obtained from the Services.""

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
___---
  #3  
Old May 27th 10, 11:00 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
MEB[_17_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,830
Default What is Usenet

On 05/27/2010 05:43 PM, Hot-text wrote:

Obviously your apparent attempt is to start further arguments and
possibly drum-up people in other groups.
What? Trying to show something you aren't prepared to present or defend?

1 About Usenet


And that had exactly what relevance to Microsoft's groups here on
Microsoft's servers?

NONE.

What does it have to do with Usenet {use net}?

See TOU [note that this part posted here is allowed specifically
elsewhere in Microsoft's materials AND by following that and applicable
Law]:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...t/Default.aspx

"ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION.
"Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and
non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services
obtained from the Services.""

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
___---
  #4  
Old May 27th 10, 11:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
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Posts: 1,026
Default What is Usenet

Thank you for reply here in microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion only!



"MEB" wrote in message
...
On 05/27/2010 05:43 PM, Hot-text wrote:

Obviously your apparent attempt is to start further arguments and
possibly drum-up people in other groups.
What? Trying to show something you aren't prepared to present or defend?

1 About Usenet


And that had exactly what relevance to Microsoft's groups here on
Microsoft's servers?

NONE.

What does it have to do with Usenet {use net}?

See TOU [note that this part posted here is allowed specifically
elsewhere in Microsoft's materials AND by following that and applicable
Law]:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...t/Default.aspx

"ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION.
"Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and
non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services
obtained from the Services.""

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
___---


  #5  
Old May 27th 10, 11:45 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,026
Default What is Usenet

Thank you for reply here in microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion only!



"MEB" wrote in message
...
On 05/27/2010 05:43 PM, Hot-text wrote:

Obviously your apparent attempt is to start further arguments and
possibly drum-up people in other groups.
What? Trying to show something you aren't prepared to present or defend?

1 About Usenet


And that had exactly what relevance to Microsoft's groups here on
Microsoft's servers?

NONE.

What does it have to do with Usenet {use net}?

See TOU [note that this part posted here is allowed specifically
elsewhere in Microsoft's materials AND by following that and applicable
Law]:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...t/Default.aspx

"ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION.
"Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and
non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services
obtained from the Services.""

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
___---


  #6  
Old May 28th 10, 03:58 AM posted to alt.free.newsservers,alt.windows98,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Tony[_5_]
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Posts: 4
Default What is Usenet

Subject: Slower DSL download speed with router
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:48:27 +0100 (CET)
From: chuckcar
Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server
Newsgroups: can.internet.highspeed,comp.security.firewalls

Leythos wrote in
:

In article ,
says...


Take the case with this fool: If I kill file him, he'll just switch
to another nym - he's already done exactly that - he really freaked
before he did though and that was kind of satisfying - You see I
didn't really kill file him. I just said I did and then read his
posts, completely ignoring what they said in mine. That's reason
number one. Reason number two, if you kill file them, they can say
anything they want about you, and you'll never know it, and that can
be very bad. I'm sure you can think of others, but you get the idea -
you post they can read anything you post, but you never read anything
they post. Doesn't make for good knowledge of the lay of the land.


If you're talking about my changing my name, it's not happened in a
LONG time, I've posted as Leythos for more than 5 years.

No, you're just another victim that's experienced the "Steve delusion"
problem. I've seen it happen on at least 6 other groups. Just in case
you don't know (which apparently you don't - pay more attention to the
"volume" posters - good and bad) Tony aka Steve aka Seedless Grape aka
Steveo ... Are one and the same person. Welcome to usenet, where the
loonies you cross the street to avoid can send you messages.

--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

Hot-text wrote:

1 About Usenet
1.1 What is Usenet?
Usenet is a distributed network which means that the submitted information
is always available via the fast internet connections from your local Usenet
Provider.
Usenet offers the ability to efficiently exchange information among all
other Usenet users around the globe.

Usenet, which is short for Unix User Network, is one of the oldest
communication networks, being developed in 1979 and was made available
before the internet and the World Wide Web were invented. Usenet isn't
governed by any authority and can be characterized by the absence of a
central server or administrator.
Usenet servers distribute all the information they receive among other
Usenet servers around the world, enabling all Usenet users to have access to
all information available on the global Usenet.

Usenet was designed to be able to discuss scientific insights and ideas
among universities and scientific institutions around the world on a broad
scope. Therefor Usenet was designed to distribute only text messages. In
1990 a method was introduced to be able to decode files (like documents or
images) to text, so they could be distributed on the global Usenet.

Every post submitted to Usenet has to be stored by all Usenet servers. This
results in a continuous flow of new Usenet articles.
As the Usenet servers storage capacity isn't unlimited, older articles have
to be removed in order to make room for newer articles.
The period of time that articles are available is called retention.
As different Usenet providers have different storage capacities, the
retention differs per Usenet provider.
The retention of Usenet services offered by Internet providers (ISPs) is
significant lower (on average 10-20 days) then the retention offered by
professional Usenet providers (hundreds of days).

Being one of the oldest networks, Usenet has survived many new innovations.
At present, Usenet's popularity is still growing, while more and more people
discover the advantages of using Usenet. As more people are becoming active
on Usenet, more information is offered to the global Usenet. The daily
newsfeed (which is the amount of data offered to Usenet on a daily basis) is
now well beyond 5 terabyte on average (winter 09/10).

Usenet is known by many names. Synonyms for Usenet are Newsgroups, News or
Newsserver.

http://www.news-service.com/faq.html#faq1.1


--
The Grandmaster of the CyberFROG

Come get your ticket to CyberFROG city

Nay, Art thou decideth playeth ye simpleton games. *Some* of us know proper
manners

Very few. I used to take calls from *rank* noobs but got fired the first day on
the job for potty mouth,

Hamster isn't a newsreader it's a mistake!

El-Gonzo Jackson FROGS both me and Chuckcar

Master Juba was a black man imitating a white man imitating a black man

Using my technical prowess and computer abilities to answer questions beyond the
realm of understandability

Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday


  #7  
Old May 28th 10, 03:58 AM posted to alt.free.newsservers,alt.windows98,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Tony[_5_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 4
Default What is Usenet

Subject: Slower DSL download speed with router
Date: Sun, 10 Dec 2006 04:48:27 +0100 (CET)
From: chuckcar
Organization: Aioe.org NNTP Server
Newsgroups: can.internet.highspeed,comp.security.firewalls

Leythos wrote in
:

In article ,
says...


Take the case with this fool: If I kill file him, he'll just switch
to another nym - he's already done exactly that - he really freaked
before he did though and that was kind of satisfying - You see I
didn't really kill file him. I just said I did and then read his
posts, completely ignoring what they said in mine. That's reason
number one. Reason number two, if you kill file them, they can say
anything they want about you, and you'll never know it, and that can
be very bad. I'm sure you can think of others, but you get the idea -
you post they can read anything you post, but you never read anything
they post. Doesn't make for good knowledge of the lay of the land.


If you're talking about my changing my name, it's not happened in a
LONG time, I've posted as Leythos for more than 5 years.

No, you're just another victim that's experienced the "Steve delusion"
problem. I've seen it happen on at least 6 other groups. Just in case
you don't know (which apparently you don't - pay more attention to the
"volume" posters - good and bad) Tony aka Steve aka Seedless Grape aka
Steveo ... Are one and the same person. Welcome to usenet, where the
loonies you cross the street to avoid can send you messages.

--
(setq (chuck nil) car(chuck) )

Hot-text wrote:

1 About Usenet
1.1 What is Usenet?
Usenet is a distributed network which means that the submitted information
is always available via the fast internet connections from your local Usenet
Provider.
Usenet offers the ability to efficiently exchange information among all
other Usenet users around the globe.

Usenet, which is short for Unix User Network, is one of the oldest
communication networks, being developed in 1979 and was made available
before the internet and the World Wide Web were invented. Usenet isn't
governed by any authority and can be characterized by the absence of a
central server or administrator.
Usenet servers distribute all the information they receive among other
Usenet servers around the world, enabling all Usenet users to have access to
all information available on the global Usenet.

Usenet was designed to be able to discuss scientific insights and ideas
among universities and scientific institutions around the world on a broad
scope. Therefor Usenet was designed to distribute only text messages. In
1990 a method was introduced to be able to decode files (like documents or
images) to text, so they could be distributed on the global Usenet.

Every post submitted to Usenet has to be stored by all Usenet servers. This
results in a continuous flow of new Usenet articles.
As the Usenet servers storage capacity isn't unlimited, older articles have
to be removed in order to make room for newer articles.
The period of time that articles are available is called retention.
As different Usenet providers have different storage capacities, the
retention differs per Usenet provider.
The retention of Usenet services offered by Internet providers (ISPs) is
significant lower (on average 10-20 days) then the retention offered by
professional Usenet providers (hundreds of days).

Being one of the oldest networks, Usenet has survived many new innovations.
At present, Usenet's popularity is still growing, while more and more people
discover the advantages of using Usenet. As more people are becoming active
on Usenet, more information is offered to the global Usenet. The daily
newsfeed (which is the amount of data offered to Usenet on a daily basis) is
now well beyond 5 terabyte on average (winter 09/10).

Usenet is known by many names. Synonyms for Usenet are Newsgroups, News or
Newsserver.

http://www.news-service.com/faq.html#faq1.1


--
The Grandmaster of the CyberFROG

Come get your ticket to CyberFROG city

Nay, Art thou decideth playeth ye simpleton games. *Some* of us know proper
manners

Very few. I used to take calls from *rank* noobs but got fired the first day on
the job for potty mouth,

Hamster isn't a newsreader it's a mistake!

El-Gonzo Jackson FROGS both me and Chuckcar

Master Juba was a black man imitating a white man imitating a black man

Using my technical prowess and computer abilities to answer questions beyond the
realm of understandability

Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday


  #8  
Old May 28th 10, 04:05 AM posted to alt.free.newsservers,alt.windows98,microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Tony[_5_]
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 4
Default What is Usenet

Subject: Bell + Rogers news
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 13:02:54 GMT
From: Curmudgeon
Organization: Aliant Internet
Newsgroups: can.internet.highspeed

chuckcar wrote:
Spam Catcher wrote in
. 1:

Some Guy wrote in :

JF Mezei wrote:

With growth of DSL, one can expect many customers to drop
additional voice lines that were used for dial-up or fax
services.
I don't know what it's like in other cities in Ontario, but here in
London there are plenty of areas within city boundaries (including
new subdivisions) that are too far from the CO to get DSL. Bell is
being very stingy with rslams.

Yup, in Toronto, a large section of Markham (high-tech capital of
Canada) has no DSL service. Rogers is the only option for me. It's
been like this for years, and I don't see Bell doing anything about
it.


That's just plain wierd: Out this way I know a guy that lives *near*
Smith Falls on a RR address and *he* can get ADSL.


Ah yes, "out this way", where the stench of pig **** reigns supreme.
Right Chuckcar, er chuck, er fanghorn..... Actually, who are you today?
Ah, I know, dip****. That's who you are today.



Rogers is making inroads in the outlying areas, particularly the
affluent residential and newly built-up commercial areas on the
northern boundary of London.






Hot-text wrote:

1 About Usenet
1.1 What is Usenet?
Usenet is a distributed network which means that the submitted information
is always available via the fast internet connections from your local Usenet
Provider.
Usenet offers the ability to efficiently exchange information among all
other Usenet users around the globe.

Usenet, which is short for Unix User Network, is one of the oldest
communication networks, being developed in 1979 and was made available
before the internet and the World Wide Web were invented. Usenet isn't
governed by any authority and can be characterized by the absence of a
central server or administrator.
Usenet servers distribute all the information they receive among other
Usenet servers around the world, enabling all Usenet users to have access to
all information available on the global Usenet.

Usenet was designed to be able to discuss scientific insights and ideas
among universities and scientific institutions around the world on a broad
scope. Therefor Usenet was designed to distribute only text messages. In
1990 a method was introduced to be able to decode files (like documents or
images) to text, so they could be distributed on the global Usenet.

Every post submitted to Usenet has to be stored by all Usenet servers. This
results in a continuous flow of new Usenet articles.
As the Usenet servers storage capacity isn't unlimited, older articles have
to be removed in order to make room for newer articles.
The period of time that articles are available is called retention.
As different Usenet providers have different storage capacities, the
retention differs per Usenet provider.
The retention of Usenet services offered by Internet providers (ISPs) is
significant lower (on average 10-20 days) then the retention offered by
professional Usenet providers (hundreds of days).

Being one of the oldest networks, Usenet has survived many new innovations.
At present, Usenet's popularity is still growing, while more and more people
discover the advantages of using Usenet. As more people are becoming active
on Usenet, more information is offered to the global Usenet. The daily
newsfeed (which is the amount of data offered to Usenet on a daily basis) is
now well beyond 5 terabyte on average (winter 09/10).

Usenet is known by many names. Synonyms for Usenet are Newsgroups, News or
Newsserver.

http://www.news-service.com/faq.html#faq1.1


--
The Grandmaster of the CyberFROG

Come get your ticket to CyberFROG city

Nay, Art thou decideth playeth ye simpleton games. *Some* of us know proper
manners

Very few. I used to take calls from *rank* noobs but got fired the first day on
the job for potty mouth,

Hamster isn't a newsreader it's a mistake!

El-Gonzo Jackson FROGS both me and Chuckcar

Master Juba was a black man imitating a white man imitating a black man

Using my technical prowess and computer abilities to answer questions beyond the
realm of understandability

Regards Tony... Making usenet better for everyone everyday


  #9  
Old May 28th 10, 06:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,026
Default What is Usenet

MEB I ask to block guy.com Server IP @ UseNetWork! HMM


"MEB" wrote in message
...
On 05/27/2010 05:43 PM, Hot-text wrote:

Obviously your apparent attempt is to start further arguments and
possibly drum-up people in other groups.
What? Trying to show something you aren't prepared to present or defend?

1 About Usenet


And that had exactly what relevance to Microsoft's groups here on
Microsoft's servers?

NONE.

What does it have to do with Usenet {use net}?

See TOU [note that this part posted here is allowed specifically
elsewhere in Microsoft's materials AND by following that and applicable
Law]:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...t/Default.aspx

"ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION.
"Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and
non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services
obtained from the Services.""

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
___---


  #10  
Old May 28th 10, 06:08 PM posted to microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion
Hot-text
External Usenet User
 
Posts: 1,026
Default What is Usenet


MEB I ask to block guy.com Server IP @ UseNetWork! HMM


"MEB" wrote in message
...
On 05/27/2010 05:43 PM, Hot-text wrote:

Obviously your apparent attempt is to start further arguments and
possibly drum-up people in other groups.
What? Trying to show something you aren't prepared to present or defend?

1 About Usenet


And that had exactly what relevance to Microsoft's groups here on
Microsoft's servers?

NONE.

What does it have to do with Usenet {use net}?

See TOU [note that this part posted here is allowed specifically
elsewhere in Microsoft's materials AND by following that and applicable
Law]:

http://www.microsoft.com/about/legal...t/Default.aspx

"ACCEPTANCE OF TERMS.

DESCRIPTION OF SERVICES.

PERSONAL AND NON-COMMERCIAL USE LIMITATION.
"Unless otherwise specified, the Services are for your personal and
non-commercial use. You may not modify, copy, distribute, transmit,
display, perform, reproduce, publish, license, create derivative works
from, transfer, or sell any information, software, products or services
obtained from the Services.""

--
MEB
http://peoplescounsel.org/ref/windows-main.htm
Windows Info, Diagnostics, Security, Networking
http://peoplescounsel.org
The "real world" of Law, Justice, and Government
___---


 




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