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   From: davideml@bellsouth.net   
      
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   > Paul Hilling wrote:   
   >> >"Michael Ikeda"  wrote...   
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   >> >>There was also some discussion of various alternatives for usenet   
   >> >>newsgroup access on the alt.tv.gilmore-girls newsgroup some weeks   
   >> >>back.  Don't remember the exact dates or the thread title, but   
   >> >>you can probably find it by searching in Google groups.   
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   >> >Incidentally, I seem to recall someone (Rob Jensen?) mentioning in   
   >> >that thread that purchasing the newsgroup reader that he uses gets   
   >> >you Usenet access bundled with it.   
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   >> I know it's a little late, but if you still have access problems, try the   
   >> biggulp server, it's not fast, but it is free and you can download from it   
   >> fine (don't think U can post though).   
   >>   
   >> Details at www.readfreenews.net   
   >> The actual news server address is news.readfreenews.net   
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   >> Paul   
      
           I tried it. For some reason  the newsgroups would not download. After   
   about 10 seconds I'd   
   get the error message. I tired a half dozen times over a couple of days. Now   
   the whole thing was   
   gone. Maybe I'll try again next week after I come back from vacation.   
      
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