"The Iceman" <mike@theREMOVEhickses.org> wrote in message
news:ee6oe7$tpb$1@emma.aioe.org...[color=blue]
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> "PhilT" <newsnet@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:1158047206.548900.95650@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...[color=green]
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>> The Iceman wrote:
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>>> I have raised a tech support query with Tiscali (my ISP).[/color]
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>> well there's your answer. Get a proper ISP.
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> Its me again!
> Okay I've dumped Tiscali's news server.
> I'm now using one of the rare totally open free news servers that allow
> posting.
> This one's in the Netherlands somewhere I think.
> This is just a tester to see if it allows posting.
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Yeeharr!!
Apparently it does!