Where is comp.lang.forth?

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Elizabeth D Rather

2004-09-20 21:48:30 UTC

Late last week, comp.lang.forth disappeard from view (at least, through my
newsreader/ISP). I can't find it in the list of newsgroups available for
subscription. Anyone here know what happened or where to look for more
info?

Thanks,
Elizabeth
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Mike Hore

2004-09-20 22:54:06 UTC

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Post by Elizabeth D Rather
Late last week, comp.lang.forth disappeard from view (at least, through my
newsreader/ISP). I can't find it in the list of newsgroups available for
subscription. Anyone here know what happened or where to look for more
info?

Hi Elizabeth,

I can still see it -- I get use the free news service from
Teranews (www.teranews.com). Maybe the problem is with your
ISP?

Cheers, Mike.

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ward mcfarland

2004-09-21 10:10:23 UTC

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There were about 80 messages on c.l.f in the past week.

As Mike said, ISP's can vary wildly as to what they carry (and how long
they archive and how many messages they miss). It is odd that they
dropped c.lf. and did not drop c.l.f.m, Usually, ISP's will add groups
they get customer requests for, but not always.

Long ago, I got so aggravated at my ISP that I subscribed to Newsguy
instead, which is very good at filtering Usenet spam and rarely misses a
post. Some folks just use Google as a free Usenet gateway, although I
find its interface kind of klunky.

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