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17 Jan 03 - 12:27 PM (#868782) Subject: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: GUEST,Davetnova I've been trying to subscribe to alt.folk.uk but i try through aol it says its an invalid group. If I try though a link I get permission denied. How do you get to it? |
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17 Jan 03 - 12:47 PM (#868813) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: GUEST Never heard about it. Are you sure you are not looking for uk.music.folk? Otherwise, you at the mercy of your usenet provider - they don't all carry all groups. Google groups is a possibility in that case. Jon |
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17 Jan 03 - 12:52 PM (#868823) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: Malcolm Douglas If it exists at all, you can't find it at Google groups. Beats me. |
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17 Jan 03 - 12:54 PM (#868829) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: GUEST You maybe right Jon. I got that address from the electric blues club page, it could well be wrong. THank you. |
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17 Jan 03 - 12:57 PM (#868836) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: McGrath of Harlow There's alt.music.world |
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17 Jan 03 - 12:57 PM (#868837) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: JohnInKansas I put "alt.folk.uk" into Google, and the first hit was: Electric Blues Club - Folk ... the latest songs to play online!! Folk Links. alt.folk.uk UK newsgroup that discusses all aspects of folk music and instruments. ... members.lycos.co.uk/vocalist/ebc1/folk.html - 21k - Cached - Similar pages. If you open John |
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17 Jan 03 - 12:59 PM (#868838) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: Malcolm Douglas Yes, I tried that. The onsite link takes you to your own news server, which of course does not carry it... |
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17 Jan 03 - 01:01 PM (#868839) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: JohnInKansas Oooooops That should have been: If you open Electric Blues Club and scroll down a ways, there is a link to alt.folk.uk; but you have to set up a "newsgroup" account (in your email browser) to connect. John |
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17 Jan 03 - 01:03 PM (#868843) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: JohnInKansas As usual, Malcolm, you're way ahead of me. I didn't check the link because I don't subscribe to newsgroups - on principle - so couldn't go that far. John |
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17 Jan 03 - 01:09 PM (#868855) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: GUEST,Davetnova Thats the link I was trying to get to but couldn't. Aol browser wont let me set up an account for it. I got to uk.music.folk OK though. |
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17 Jan 03 - 01:35 PM (#868899) Subject: RE: Tech: how do you get to alt.folk.uk? From: Malcolm Douglas If your ISP doesn't carry a newsgroup, you've pretty much had it unless it's archived somewhere (usually Google, formerly Dejanews - but not in this case) or you can find a public news server that has it. In this case, I rather suspect that the group in question doesn't exist any more, even assuming it once did; though I could well be wrong. The only times I've ever heard mention of it, though (apart from those few references found through Google) has been from people who couldn't find it! |