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[Marin Condic <condicma@bogon.pwfl.com>]

bill@nospam wrote:

> for only $15 a year, you can get access to all newsgroups directly
> from your browser (no newsgroup server needed) by using http://www.newsguy.com
>
> it is more than worth it.

In my particular case, the issue was never one of money. More a matter of fear on
the part of the powers-that-be that letting everyone have free (as in "free
speech" for the word scientists debating the matter in other threads ;-) access to
the internet would result in colapse of the stock value, immoral conduct and the
end of civilization as we know it.

As for the cost of getting newsgroup access (at least in the U.S.A.) most ISPs
will provide you with a feed via Netscape just as a normal part of the service. My
home link-up costs about $20 a month and the phone hookup is a local call, so I
don't see price as a major issue. I'm wondering if the cost is dramatically higher
in other parts of the world?

MDC
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