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Ryan
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Quincy, MA

reply to dvd536

Re: Usenetserver spooling to 400 days!

said by dvd536:

said by imtim83:

The only good thing is it adds another competitor!
highwinds is hardly competition to any REAL nntp provider. think of them as the "AOL" of usenet. meh
I wouldnt say they are that bad.. Also since their datacenter upgrade from what I have heard the service has been pretty reliable.


kamm

join:2001-02-14
Brooklyn, NY

said by Ryan:

said by dvd536:

said by imtim83:

The only good thing is it adds another competitor!
highwinds is hardly competition to any REAL nntp provider. think of them as the "AOL" of usenet. meh
I wouldnt say they are that bad..
He doesn't know what he's talking about...

Also since their datacenter upgrade from what I have heard the service has been pretty reliable.
In the past few years I haven't heard of any serious issue moreover they always had software offerings for providers etc. They were always a solid choice for backbone, I believe.
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said by kamm:

They were always a solid choice for backbone, I believe.
They are really good for that now. They have also become a lot like Limelight networks with there content delivery network.

»www.highwinds.com/
»www.hwng.net

The new Virginia server farm has been rock solid since the move last year as well. This is separate from Newshosting though.
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