Re: [NTLK] usenet and newton

From: Daniel Padilla (daniel.padilla_at_wanadoo.es)
Date: Sun Jan 06 2002 - 14:30:02 EST


Curious, I been using that server for years!

I thought it wasn't so difficult to find a free news server.

Daniel Padilla

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> I found a neat free server in Germany, run by a university, that lets you
> read and post as an authorized user. They set up an account for you
> manually if you send them an email.
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> This is great for me since I use my MP from many areas, not just one domain
> or subnet, and the newservers on each of those networks don't need a login
> but base access on whether you are on their network or not (and from home,
> comcast won't have one up again until middle of Feb).
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> The only rule I noticed that bugged me a little- you have to use a valid
> email in your "from:" "reply-to:" etc. headers- and I haven't done that for
> years due to spam harvesting. They don't like the
> "REMOVETHISme_at_myaddress.com" type thing but will let you get a free "dead"
> mailbox at deadspam.com and use that in your header info. Go figure. They
> actually do a DNS lookup on those fields before your post is accepted
> (granted that only catches munged domains, the example I have here of a
> munged account address would still pass, but if they noticed, they could
> close your account for you).
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> http://news.cis.dfn.de/
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> Use it for good! And be nice to them so they don't ban international users.
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