From: bill.gunshannon@gmail.com   
      
   On 9/30/2025 8:32 AM, Chris Townley wrote:   
   > On 30/09/2025 13:13, Roy Omond wrote:   
   >> On 9/30/25 12:15, John H. Reinhardt wrote:   
   >>>   
   >>> I got this overnight (in German, also):   
   >>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Dear Users of the news server News.Individual.DE / News.Individual.NET,   
   >>>>   
   >>>> We hereby announce the discontinuation of the service as of 30   
   >>>> September 2027 (that is two years from now).   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Use of the service will no longer be possible after this date.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Effective immediately, we will no longer accept new registrations   
   >>>> for the service News.Individual.DE / News.Individual.NET.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Existing users may continue to use the service until its   
   >>>> termination, regardless of their current subscription period. Please   
   >>>> do not make any further payments from now on.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> We wish to express our sincere gratitude for your — often many years   
   >>>> of — use of this classic internet service via our server.   
   >>>>   
   >>>> Sincerely   
   >>>> The News Team of Freie Universität Berlin   
   >>>> (Bettina Fink, Vera Heinau, Heiko Schlichting)   
   >>>   
   >>   
   >> I got this too :-(   
   >>   
   >> That's really disappointing.  Their service was, and still is, truly   
   >> excellent.   
   >>   
   >> Bummer.   
   >   
   > Eternal September still works well, and is free!   
      
   I have been with them since before it became a business and was   
   just the University News Server.  Will definitely miss it.   
   Have to look for some alternative.   
      
   bill   
      
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