MWEB News Server Authentication?

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6Spiderman

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Guys,

All of a sudden MWEB's News server requires a username and password? Anybody know anything?

P.S. I don't even like MWEB - unfortunately my situation is forcing me to use MWEB?
 
they are decommissioning their news server
 
6Spiderman said:
Guys,

All of a sudden MWEB's News server requires a username and password? Anybody know anything?

P.S. I don't even like MWEB - unfortunately my situation is forcing me to use MWEB?
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Hi 6Spiderman

The news server was terminated on 24 October and communication was sent out to those who would have been affected by it before then.

Due to low uptake a decision had to be made but not just leave you in the cold we put together the following:


We have negotiated exclusive deals with Giganews for MWEB customers who wish to continue making use of the Usenet service. Exclusive to MWEB customers

1. A free 14 day trial
2. Receive 60% discount on the first 2 months of service on the Diamond Plan and 10% discount for the remainder of the subscription.
3. Receive 60% discount on all other Giganews plans for the first month and 10% discount for the remainder of the subscription

Visit http://www.giganews.com/mweb/?a=mweb to sign up.
 
I guess giganews must be part of Naspers. I am not going to pay extra for News servers, well not at the moment as long as I can get it free, cheapskate I know.

By paying for giganews I might as well get DSTV which is Naspers as well. No thank you!
 
XSusenet is free if you signup but is limited to 10 days and 1Mbps.
 
I cancelled my mweb account after i received the email. Signed up with afrihost and I'm flying.

Sad to have left mweb because i didn't have any issues with them, even after the throttling debacle, but the decommissioning of the news server was the last straw.
 
I would really like to know how many people used the news server and also how many people cancelled now because of it closing.
 
Well I have been with MWEB since dial up days, never even bothered with the news servers. I have considered moving ISP's, but for me it's rather better the devil you know. If you follow the ISP threads on MyBB, ALL ISP's have issues, every single one.
 
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