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xtra's closing message is not only in nz groups. It seems to be in all the
newsgroups, e.g. rec.birds, rec.music.opera, rec. org.mensa among many
others.

These have posters and readers all over the world. So xtra can't keep it
quiet.

And we still haven't heard if it is just a hoax!

"Geopelia" <> wrote in message
news:qjc4g.5992$...
> xtra's closing message is not only in nz groups. It seems to be in all the
> newsgroups, e.g. rec.birds, rec.music.opera, rec. org.mensa among many
> others.
>
> These have posters and readers all over the world. So xtra can't keep it
> quiet.
>
> And we still haven't heard if it is just a hoax!
>

Well it makes now sense whatsoever to post the message to so many
newsgroups. Therefore I am picking it is a hoax, and a pretty lame one at
that.

Katipo wrote:
> "Geopelia" <> wrote in message
> news:qjc4g.5992$...
>> xtra's closing message is not only in nz groups. It seems to be in all the
>> newsgroups, e.g. rec.birds, rec.music.opera, rec. org.mensa among many
>> others.
>>
>> These have posters and readers all over the world. So xtra can't keep it
>> quiet.
>>
>> And we still haven't heard if it is just a hoax!
>>
>
> Well it makes now sense whatsoever to post the message to so many
> newsgroups. Therefore I am picking it is a hoax, and a pretty lame one at
> that.
>
>
They may well have posted itto all active groups on there NNTP server as a
means of getting the message to all users of there service

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"Katipo" <> wrote in message
news:Bed4g.6144$...
>
> "Geopelia" <> wrote in message
> news:qjc4g.5992$...
>> xtra's closing message is not only in nz groups. It seems to be in all
>> the newsgroups, e.g. rec.birds, rec.music.opera, rec. org.mensa among
>> many others.
>>
>> These have posters and readers all over the world. So xtra can't keep it
>> quiet.
>>
>> And we still haven't heard if it is just a hoax!
>>
>
> Well it makes now sense whatsoever to post the message to so many
> newsgroups. Therefore I am picking it is a hoax, and a pretty lame one at
> that.
>
Doesn't sound like a lame one to me by all the **** and feathers flying. The
other ISP's must be having a giggle and Xtra either are doing it or don't
care that their customers THINK they're doing it. So should ya switch
anyway??

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:18:49 +1200, "Geopelia" <>
magnanimously proffered:

>xtra's closing message is not only in nz groups. It seems to be in all the
>newsgroups, e.g. rec.birds, rec.music.opera, rec. org.mensa among many
>others.
>
>These have posters and readers all over the world. So xtra can't keep it
>quiet.
>
>And we still haven't heard if it is just a hoax!

Regretfully, it is not a hoax. The following is a reply to my email
asking if it was:

Dear Bob

Thank you for your email.

Yes, this is a genuine notice.

If you require any more help with this issue please feel free to
reply.

Kind regards


Fiona
Service Co-ordinator
Xtra Online Team
Telecom New Zealand Ltd
Xtra Helpdesk 0800 22 55 98



The only help I'll need is choosing a new ISP after all these years.
Shame on Xtra.

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 11:18:49 +1200, "Geopelia" <> wrote:

>xtra's closing message is not only in nz groups. It seems to be in all the
>newsgroups, e.g. rec.birds, rec.music.opera, rec. org.mensa among many
>others.
>
>These have posters and readers all over the world. So xtra can't keep it
>quiet.
>
>And we still haven't heard if it is just a hoax!

They would have posted it to all newsgroups to make sure all their customers
that are using newsgroups see it. It'll probably not be leaving the Xtra news
server to others though, only Xtra users will see it.

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 12:21:55 +1200, in message <Bed4g.6144$>,
Katipo wrote:

> Therefore I am picking it is a hoax, and a pretty lame one at
> that.

Strange, then, how Xtra have removed the news server setup
information from their website.

Xtra haven't done a complete job of it yet -- the setup information
is deleted but the linking pages still point to it. Try this...

1. Go to Xtra's help page at http://xtra.co.nz/help
2. Click on the link "Help FAQs", which will take you to
http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4155-966313,00.html
3. Look under the heading "Newsgroups",
and try either of the links
• Using newsgroups
• Internet mail and news settings
You will find mail settings at those links, but nothing where the
news server info should be.



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Cheers,
Ralph

"There is only one boss, the customer. And he can fire everybody in
the company from the chairman on down, simply by spending his money
somewhere else." -- Sam Walton

Ralph Fox wrote:

>
> Strange, then, how Xtra have removed the news server setup
> information from their website.
>
> Xtra haven't done a complete job of it yet -- the setup information
> is deleted but the linking pages still point to it. Try this...
>
> 1. Go to Xtra's help page at http://xtra.co.nz/help
> 2. Click on the link "Help FAQs", which will take you to
> http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4155-966313,00.html
> 3. Look under the heading "Newsgroups",
> and try either of the links
> • Using newsgroups
> • Internet mail and news settings
> You will find mail settings at those links, but nothing where the
> news server info should be.

http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4132-560998,00.html#r


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EMB

"EMB" <> wrote in message
news:e2skag$oer$...
> Ralph Fox wrote:
>
>>
>> Strange, then, how Xtra have removed the news server setup information
>> from their website. Xtra haven't done a complete job of it yet -- the
>> setup information
>> is deleted but the linking pages still point to it. Try this...
>>
>> 1. Go to Xtra's help page at http://xtra.co.nz/help
>> 2. Click on the link "Help FAQs", which will take you to
>> http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4155-966313,00.html
>> 3. Look under the heading "Newsgroups", and try either of the links
>> • Using newsgroups
>> • Internet mail and news settings
>> You will find mail settings at those links, but nothing where the
>> news server info should be.
>
> http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4132-560998,00.html#r
>
>
> --
> EMB

It's still in the google cache. It's interesting that they went to so much
trouble to provide a guide on how to set up what was supposedly a
"complimentary" service http://tinyurl.com/j27z4

On Fri, 28 Apr 2006 20:39:04 +1200, in message <e2skag$oer$>,
EMB wrote:

> Ralph Fox wrote:
>
> >
> > Strange, then, how Xtra have removed the news server setup
> > information from their website.
> >
> > Xtra haven't done a complete job of it yet -- the setup information
> > is deleted but the linking pages still point to it. Try this...
> >
> > 1. Go to Xtra's help page at http://xtra.co.nz/help
> > 2. Click on the link "Help FAQs", which will take you to
> > http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4155-966313,00.html
> > 3. Look under the heading "Newsgroups",
> > and try either of the links
> > • Using newsgroups
> > • Internet mail and news settings
> > You will find mail settings at those links, but nothing where the
> > news server info should be.
>
> http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,4132-560998,00.html#r


Indeed, Xtra have not done a complete job of it.

But compare these Xtra help pages. The Google cache tells us that
the news server information was still on these pages in the early hours
of 22 April (less than a week ago). It has been removed since then.

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Using newsgroups
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wayback archive: http://web.archive.org/web/200503181...963756,00.html
google cache: http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...n&ct=clnk&cd=1
current page: http://xtra.co.nz/help/0,,6227-963756,00.html

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Internet mail and news settings
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wayback archive: http://web.archive.org/web/200410222...278019,00.html
google cache: http://72.14.203.104/search?q=cache:...n&ct=clnk&cd=1
current page: http://www.xtra.co.nz/help/0,,6156-1278019,00.html


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Cheers,
Ralph

"Curiosity skilled the cat."