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- Newsgroups: uk.misc
- Path: sparky!uunet!unipalm!ian
- From: ian@unipalm.co.uk (Ian Phillipps)
- Subject: Re: Newsgroup filtering in the U.K.
- Message-ID: <1992Nov23.143340.19209@unipalm.co.uk>
- Organization: Unipalm Ltd., 216 Cambridge Science Park, Cambridge CB4 4WA, UK
- References: <7659.9211222027@central1.lancaster.ac.uk> <722483148snz@home.demon.co.uk>
- Date: Mon, 23 Nov 1992 14:33:40 GMT
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- cms@home.demon.co.uk (Cliff Stanford) writes:
-
- > Demon Internet (as well as PIPEX and Ibmpcug) carry a "full"
- >newsfeed (4000 + groups). Our members can currently nntp any of them
- >from news.demon.co.uk.
- > Regards,
- > Cliff.
-
- FYI, the count is now over 5000, of which about 3800 have postings
- which actually reach our shores. Such is the amorphous nature of the
- Usenet that it isn't really possible to say if there are postings
- anywhere. Inactive groups include alt.fan.wal-greenslade and
- can.sun-stroke.
-
- Ian
- (news@pipex.net)
- --
- Ian Phillipps, Unipalm Ltd, 216 Science Park, Phone +44 223 420002
- Milton Road, Cambridge, CB4 4WA, England. Phax +44 223 426868
- ++ This is not a self-referential statement.
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