The problem described
is almost 100% surely Google's problem.

Xmnushal8y:
Well, it can't be "100% surely Google's problem" because I haven't
accessed these groups with Google in the past month or so, and
Newsreader, that was previously (10 years or so) 100% reliable has also
been giving me "can't access" errors sporatically in the last week.
Coincidence? I doubt it.

"Peter Duniho" wrote:
Doubt all you want. Google's troubles cannot possibly be related to your
own, if you are not using Google to post.

I didn't *say* my problem was related to Google's...just that whatever
the problem *is* accessing Usenet in this past week or so, it isn't
"surely 100% Google's problem" or the rest of us wouldn't be
experiencing the same thing using other methods of accessing Usenet.