On 23/11/2014 08:57, Mike Scott wrote:

Eternal September perhaps? I've used it for a few years now. I didn't
even know BT had a usenet server!!

BT didn't advertise it or own a news server, so they silently redirected
requests from BT News to Giganews. It was a useful service, as it did
binary groups as well as text only, but unless you both subscribed to BT
Broadband and logged on from your registered BT number, it wouldn't let
you play.

BT subscribers are now entitled to a "special deal" from Giganews if thy
want to continue using the service. They're not advertising that either....

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Tciao for Now!

John.