Why?
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I cannot access Road Runner Newsgroups or download articles?
As of June 23, 2008, Road Runner will no longer offer Newsgroups, however users can subscribe on their own to third party News providers.
Why is Road Runner discontinuing their own Newsgroups service?
Due to low subscriber usage Road Runner has decided to discontinue Newsgroups service as of June 23, 2008.
If I still want a news service, what can I do?
Subscribers can choose to use a third party service and purchase on their own through that service. There are many providers with offerings, as an example here are several providers:
When is the last day that Road Runner Newsgroups service will be available?
Newsgroups service will cease on June 23, 2008.
Here’s their reply:
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The Road Runner Newsgroups service was outsourced to Highwinds in October 2006. The service has had continued issues with Acceptable Use Policy infractions due to the nature of some of the content within Newsgroups and activities of Newsgroups users. Due to the combination of low subscriber usage and Acceptable Use Policy issues, Road Runner has decided to discontinue Newsgroups as of June 23, 2008.
Subscriber usage has been minimal, averaging 27K IP connections per day across Road Runner, Brighthouse and Insight (under 2% of the user base).
Customers can continue to access Newsgroups from a third party provider such as Highwinds or Giganews.
http://www.newsdemon.com is offering a 15% LIFETIME discount for the displaced customers.