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On Sat, 6 Nov 2004 10:19:15 +1300, Jamie Kahn Genet wrote:

>> Apparently... Foolish eh ?
>
> Nothing wrong with an idealist. I almost envy you from my cynical,
> poorly lit spot over here

lol, I doubt it's that poorly lit. You can have an isolated pulpit just
like mine any time you want it

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.... Brendan

It is much harder to find a job than to keep one. -- Becker's Law

Note: All my comments are copyright 6/11/2004 1:54:29 p.m. and are opinion only where not otherwise stated and always "to the best of my recollection". www.computerman.orcon.net.nz.

"Jamie Kahn Genet" <> wrote in message
news:1gmtr34.1ggvj7n19jx0lhN% ek.nz...
> tatties <> wrote:
>
>> "Jamie Kahn Genet" <> wrote in message
>> news:1gmr2qi.jb7y3w17vm7r3N% k.nz...
>> > tatties <> wrote:
>> >
>> >> "Brendan" <> wrote in message
>> >> news:mxguexdihiw6$....
>> >> >
>> >> > If you email the Consumer's Institute, they may tell you exactly
>> >> > what
>> >> > cases. I do not have the information to hand as I was not expecting
>> >> > to meet this level of ignorance.
>> >> >
>> >>
>> >> Report back when you have got some information then, I'm happy to
>> >> admit
>> >> that I am completely ignorant of any obligation that isps have to
>> >> operate a news server.
>> >
>> > Not the only thing you're ignorant of, then. I wonder if you'd even be
>> > able to successfully reproduce if left alone with the opposite sex
>> > without a diagram.
>> >
>> > God almighty there are some thick heads here.
>>
>> Oooh nasty !
>
> I'm imagining you saying that in a monty pythathonesque way *grins*
>


I think there will be large traditional ISPs that have added broadband to
their dialup portfolios that will have news servers, they will be able to
afford them by spreading the cost of maintaining them for a small number of
users across a large number of subscribers. Some will maintain backwards
compatibility with that commitment by outsourcing
There will be also be smaller customer number isps aimed at wireless
customers or business webhosting and portal business that don't want to pass
additional cost of an underutilized news server to their customers.
They all have their place.