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Are there any private and/or moderated forums that are popular among
many of the posters to r.a.p.? Maybe AOPA's forum?

I use Google for firewall reasons so I frustratingly do not have
filtering capability.

Marco

On 3/1/2007 4:11:42 PM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

I use Google for firewall reasons so I frustratingly do not have
filtering capability.

Giganews provides Usenet on port 80 (the same as http), or what I call the
"work" firewall buster, and you could get an account for relatively cheap if
all you do is download text. With that you could then get a free, robust,
client-based news reader to filter the nonsense.

Hate to see you go, Marco, as I always enjoy your posts.


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Peter

Peter R. wrote:
On 3/1/2007 4:11:42 PM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

I use Google for firewall reasons so I frustratingly do not have
filtering capability.

Giganews provides Usenet on port 80 (the same as http), or what I call the
"work" firewall buster, and you could get an account for relatively cheap if
all you do is download text. With that you could then get a free, robust,
client-based news reader to filter the nonsense.


I get GigaNews for about $8 a month. Since I don't download binaries, I'm just
scratching the surface at useage. I've got a tremendous amount of bandwidth I'm
not even using.

I could use my ISP (Road Runner) usenet capability but I've found they're pretty
clueless at how to run a reliable news server. With GigaNews, it's they're only
business, so they're damned good at it. Extremely reliable.



--
Mortimer Schnerd, RN
mschnerdatcarolina.rr.com

On Mar 1, 4:56 pm, "Peter R." wrote:
Giganews provides Usenet on port 80 (the same as http), or what I call the
"work" firewall buster, and you could get an account for relatively cheap if
all you do is download text. With that you could then get a free, robust,
client-based news reader to filter the nonsense.

Well, you learn something every day, don't you????

I've had a giganews account for a while now. I didn't know they
allowed port 80.

It will feel like getting rid of a lingering cold. Thanks Peter!

Marco

On 3/2/2007 10:13:00 AM, "Marco Leon" wrote:

Well, you learn something every day, don't you????

I've had a giganews account for a while now. I didn't know they
allowed port 80.

From their FAQ:

8. Is my Giganews service available on any other ports besides 119?
Yes, you may also use ports 80 and 23 to access your Giganews account.

Great to see you had the solution right there all along. Now get that
filter built and get back in the game.

--
Peter

Man, this filter is NICE!

So clean...

"Peter R."

Great to see you had the solution right there all along. Now get that
filter built and get back in the game.

--
Peter

"Marco Leon" wrote

I've had a giganews account for a while now. I didn't know they
allowed port 80.

It will feel like getting rid of a lingering cold. Thanks Peter!

Yeah, thanks Peter.

I suppose we will be seeing a lot more posts from Marco, now! :-(

Just kidding! :-)
--
Jim in NC

"Morgans"
I suppose we will be seeing a lot more posts from Marco, now! :-(

Just kidding! :-)

Jim, you can step away from the ledge now. That's right, nice and slow...



Marco

"Marco Leon" wrote in message
...
"Morgans"
I suppose we will be seeing a lot more posts from Marco, now! :-(

Just kidding! :-)

Jim, you can step away from the ledge now. That's right, nice and slow...

Marco, is that you, behind me? Please don't push! g

What are you using for the filters to zap the pest? My OE filters seems to
be working very well, but I'm always interested in new tricks.
--
Jim in NC

Are there any private and/or moderated forums that are popular among
many of the posters to r.a.p.?

There are other forums, but many of them are just r.a.p in drag. They
provide a portal and advertisements, and serve up our posts.

Jose
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