Thread: Very OT: Usenet Problems w/Cox

On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:06:04 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
wrote:

>Any other Cox users having problems accessing Usenet? I can't access
>anything since early afternoon.
>
>Wayne

I just heard yesterday Wayne, that Cox is one of the ISPs that is
getting rid of Usenet. Along with about 18 others. That is probably
why.

So glad I use the German server..which is independant of any ISP.

Christine

On Jul 20, 9:10*pm, Christine Dabney <artis...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:06:04 -0700 (PDT), wayneboatwri...@gmail.com
> wrote:
>
> >Any other Cox users having problems accessing Usenet? *I can't access
> >anything since early afternoon.
>
> >Wayne
>
> I just heard yesterday Wayne, that Cox is one of the ISPs that is
> getting rid of Usenet. *Along with about 18 others. *That is probably
> why.
>
> So glad I use the German server..which is independant of any ISP.
>
> Christine

Thanks, Christine. I have not heard this, nor has Cox made any
announcements to subscribers. Of course, that's not to say they
aren't doing this. Actually, I'm getting an error message about
exceeding connections. I had been accessing Usetnet most of the
morning and early afternoon, then suddenly got the error message.
This has happened before, but not recently. I'll have to look further
into it.

Wayne

[email protected] wrote:
> On Jul 20, 9:10 pm, Christine Dabney <artis...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:06:04 -0700 (PDT), wayneboatwri...@gmail.com
>> wrote:
>>
>>> Any other Cox users having problems accessing Usenet? I can't access
>>> anything since early afternoon.
>>> Wayne
>> I just heard yesterday Wayne, that Cox is one of the ISPs that is
>> getting rid of Usenet. Along with about 18 others. That is probably
>> why.
>>
>> So glad I use the German server..which is independant of any ISP.
>>
>> Christine
>
> Thanks, Christine. I have not heard this, nor has Cox made any
> announcements to subscribers. Of course, that's not to say they
> aren't doing this. Actually, I'm getting an error message about
> exceeding connections. I had been accessing Usetnet most of the
> morning and early afternoon, then suddenly got the error message.
> This has happened before, but not recently. I'll have to look further
> into it.
>
> Wayne


FWIW, I've had the identical issue for 2 or 3 days now... we shall see..

Shanghai McCoy wrote:

> [email protected] wrote:
>> On Jul 20, 9:10 pm, Christine Dabney <artis...@ix.netcom.com> wrote:
>>> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:06:04 -0700 (PDT), wayneboatwri...@gmail.com
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> Any other Cox users having problems accessing Usenet? I can't access
>>>> anything since early afternoon.
>>>> Wayne
>>> I just heard yesterday Wayne, that Cox is one of the ISPs that is
>>> getting rid of Usenet. Along with about 18 others. That is probably
>>> why.
>>>
>>> So glad I use the German server..which is independant of any ISP.
>>>
>>> Christine
>>
>> Thanks, Christine. I have not heard this, nor has Cox made any
>> announcements to subscribers. Of course, that's not to say they
>> aren't doing this. Actually, I'm getting an error message about
>> exceeding connections. I had been accessing Usetnet most of the
>> morning and early afternoon, then suddenly got the error message.
>> This has happened before, but not recently. I'll have to look further
>> into it.
>>
>> Wayne
>
>
> FWIW, I've had the identical issue for 2 or 3 days now... we shall see..

The second link in my sig may become relevant.

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<[email protected]> wrote in message
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> Any other Cox users having problems accessing Usenet? I can't access
> anything since early afternoon.
>
> Wayne

I use Cox, and haven't had a problem recently, but I have in the past. It
usually lasts a day or two, then goes back to normal.

There are rumors of Cox getting rid of Usenet, but (though they do outsource
it), they deny this when asked.

kimberly

<[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Any other Cox users having problems accessing Usenet? I can't access
> anything since early afternoon.
>
> Wayne

I use Cox, and haven't had a problem recently, but I have in the past. It
usually lasts a day or two, then goes back to normal.

There are rumors of Cox getting rid of Usenet, but (though they do outsource
it), they deny this when asked.

kimberly

Christine Dabney <[email protected]> wrote:

> On Sun, 20 Jul 2008 21:06:04 -0700 (PDT), [email protected]
> wrote:
>
>>Any other Cox users having problems accessing Usenet? I can't access
>>anything since early afternoon.
>>
>>Wayne
>
> I just heard yesterday Wayne, that Cox is one of the ISPs that is
> getting rid of Usenet. Along with about 18 others. That is probably
> why.

"Time Warner Cable has already signed the new agreement with the
NCTA, NCMEC, and NAAG, but the cable operators involved in today's
announcement include Comcast Corporation, Cox Communications,
Charter Communications, Cablevision Systems Corporation, Bright
House Networks, Suddenlink Communications, Mediacom Communications,
Insight Communications, Bresnan Communications, Midcontinent
Communications, Broadstripe, GCI, Harron Communications, US Cable
Corporation, BendBroadband, Eagle Communications, and Sjoberg's,
Inc."

This doesn't mean they will turn off Usenet entirely.

-sw