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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:36:04 +1300, "mr gumpy" <>
wrote:

>
>"Squirrel" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:44:51 +0000, Ralph Fox
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:46:08 GMT, in message
>>> <cPwjf.5022$>, S Roby wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <7Bujf.4989$>, "mr gumpy"
>>>> <> wrote:
>>>> >I updated my group list on the xtra news server today and I notice all
>>>> >the
>>>> >alt.binaries groups have gone. How long has thi been the case?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> I noticed this too
>>>> Even legit/non porn binaries have gone
>>>
>>>
>>>On 4 November 2005, the Xtra news server had 803 alt.binaries.* groups.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> tell me more about binaries, why all the interest???
>
>alt.binaries is an area used mostly for exchanging porn, pirated music, and
>other dubious binary files, but in amongst all the dross there are a few
>nuggets to be found. Some years ago xtra removed binaries from their news
>server (I believe because of pressure from the anti-porn lobby and possibly
>bandwidth issues ) then quietly reinstated them. I am interested to see that
>it is only in the last month they have disappeared again and wonder what the
>reason is this time.
>
someone posted they were still available this time last month, maybe I
should ring them. Scooter loved alt.tasteless, I understand sick
minded people loved this sght??????



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On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 14:49:18 +1300, "~misfit~" <>
wrote:

>Enkidu wrote:
>> Squirrel wrote:
>>> On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:44:51 +0000, Ralph Fox
>>> <> wrote:
>>>
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:46:08 GMT, in message
>>>> <cPwjf.5022$>, S Roby wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>> In article <7Bujf.4989$>, "mr gumpy"
>>>>> <> wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>>> I updated my group list on the xtra news server today and I
>>>>>> notice all the alt.binaries groups have gone. How long has thi
>>>>>> been the case?
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> I noticed this too Even legit/non porn binaries have gone
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On 4 November 2005, the Xtra news server had 803 alt.binaries.*
>>>> groups.
>>>
>>> tell me more about binaries, why all the interest???
>>>
>> They'll tell you otherwise, but it's because they contain porn, or so
>> I'm told.
>
>My fiancee subscribes to a wildlife photography binaries group where she
>gets some amazing pictures.
>
>She may get porn as well. If she does she hasn't showed me any. However,
>she's constantly showing me pictures of wild animals in their natural
>habitat.

yep, those wild pussies can be fascinating lol



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~misfit~ wrote:
>
>>They'll tell you otherwise, but it's because they contain porn, or so
>>I'm told.
>
> My fiancee subscribes to a wildlife photography binaries group where she
> gets some amazing pictures.
>
Yeah, suuuuuure! Whales with 9m penises, chimps "doing it". It's as bad
as the Discovery Channel, isn't it?
>
> She may get porn as well. If she does she hasn't showed me any. However,
> she's constantly showing me pictures of wild animals in their natural
> habitat.
>
Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!

Cheers,

Cliff

Enkidu wrote:
> ~misfit~ wrote:
>>
>>> They'll tell you otherwise, but it's because they contain porn, or
>>> so I'm told.
>>
>> My fiancee subscribes to a wildlife photography binaries group where
>> she gets some amazing pictures.
>>
> Yeah, suuuuuure! Whales with 9m penises, chimps "doing it". It's as
> bad as the Discovery Channel, isn't it?
>>
>> She may get porn as well. If she does she hasn't showed me any.
>> However, she's constantly showing me pictures of wild animals in
>> their natural habitat.
>>
> Nudge, nudge, wink, wink!

LOL.
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~misfit~

On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 10:36:04 +1300, "mr gumpy" <>
wrote:

>
>"Squirrel" <> wrote in message
>news:.. .
>> On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 09:44:51 +0000, Ralph Fox
>> <> wrote:
>>
>>>On Thu, 01 Dec 2005 07:46:08 GMT, in message
>>> <cPwjf.5022$>, S Roby wrote:
>>>
>>>> In article <7Bujf.4989$>, "mr gumpy"
>>>> <> wrote:
>>>> >I updated my group list on the xtra news server today and I notice all
>>>> >the
>>>> >alt.binaries groups have gone. How long has thi been the case?
>>>> >
>>>>
>>>> I noticed this too
>>>> Even legit/non porn binaries have gone
>>>
>>>
>>>On 4 November 2005, the Xtra news server had 803 alt.binaries.* groups.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> tell me more about binaries, why all the interest???
>
>alt.binaries is an area used mostly for exchanging porn, pirated music, and
>other dubious binary files, but in amongst all the dross there are a few
>nuggets to be found. Some years ago xtra removed binaries from their news
>server (I believe because of pressure from the anti-porn lobby and possibly
>bandwidth issues ) then quietly reinstated them. I am interested to see that
>it is only in the last month they have disappeared again and wonder what the
>reason is this time.
>

An email I received from Xtra today:
"Dear Tim,

Thank you for contacting the Team @ Xtra!

We have been investigating the issue relating to binaries or file
attachments
as part of newsgroup posts not being received.

Our technical team has discovered that our upstream provider for
newsgroups
has removed their binaries feeds.

Subsequently Xtra has decided that we will not be sourcing an
alternative
provider to supply us with the newsgroups and removed those groups
from our
server.

Kind regards
Rudy"

Cheers
Tim Lawson

Bruce Sinclair wrote:
> In article <>, "~misfit~"
> <> wrote: (snip)
>> My fiancee subscribes to a wildlife photography binaries group where
>> she gets some amazing pictures.
>>
>> She may get porn as well. If she does she hasn't showed me any.
>> However, she's constantly showing me pictures of wild animals in
>> their natural habitat.
>
> you filthy swine !

LOL. Indeed.
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~misfit~

In article <>, "~misfit~" <> wrote:
(snip)
>My fiancee subscribes to a wildlife photography binaries group where she
>gets some amazing pictures.
>
>She may get porn as well. If she does she hasn't showed me any. However,
>she's constantly showing me pictures of wild animals in their natural
>habitat.

you filthy swine !


Bruce

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"Tim Lawson" <tlawson@remove_this.xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:...

> Our technical team has discovered that our upstream provider for
> newsgroups
> has removed their binaries feeds.
>
> Subsequently Xtra has decided that we will not be sourcing an
> alternative
> provider to supply us with the newsgroups and removed those groups
> from our
> server.
>
> Kind regards
> Rudy"
>
> Cheers
> Tim Lawson

Thanks Tim