Re: what is up with the spam?



On Mon, 31 Mar 2008 08:52:40 -0400, Ken Tilton wrote:

Do you pay for a news server or does your ISP provide that service? I
think
most in the UK don't.

Yes, my ISP includes a news server.

kt

Fwiw, Virgin definitely has one. However, since I move around a lot with
a laptop, I use giganews and can testify I haven't had the spam problem
to anywhere near the extent that people are mentioning - I kind of didn't
notice it.

Rupert
.



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