Tried that already. We have 2 ISPs. One doesn't offer a news service. The other does; we tried it; it was crap. So, anyone with any public news servers that meet the requirements below, please let me know. > ---------- > From: Tim Roberts[SMTP:troberts@bigfoot.com] > Reply To: Tim Roberts > Sent: 02 October 2000 15:10 > To: nntpcache-users@suburbia.net > Subject: NNTPC: Public News Server > > > If you "can't afford for this to happen again", maybe you should go with a > paid service that guarentee's service levels... > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Haji, Mohmed" <HajiM@logica.com> > To: <nntpcache-users@suburbia.net> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2000 6:48 AM > Subject: NNTPC: Public News Server > > > > > > Can anyone recommend a public news server that is reliable and has been > > around for a long time? > > > > The public server we use went down this morning. I can't afford for this > to > > happen again. > > > > Please don't refer me to websites with lists of public servers. I want > to > > know ones which people on this mailing list have experience of using. > > > > Please only tell me of servers that allow postings and carry a fairly > large > > number of newsgroups (about 25,000 plus). > > > > Thanks a lot for all those who can help on this. I'm sure a lot of > people > > would like to know which servers can be relied upon in the real world. > > > > Mohmed. > > > >