I am impressed with the transition. Seamless for mail forwarding without me doing a thing.
Plus.....get this:
All 4 existing ATTBI news servers are available for use.
The netnews.attbi.com hostname resolved to a NEW IP which is 204.127.198.12 => ALL groups under this server have 1 canned post like this one below:
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Subject: IMPORTANT! Changes to your Cable Internet Service
From: Comcast Online
Newsgroups: alt.binaries.cbts
Dear Former AT&T Broadband Customer,
Comcast has been working to provide you with the same great
high-speed Internet service enjoyed by current Comcast customers.
You will now need to change some of your news configuration
settings on your computer. Your newsgroup subscriptions are
still available. Your newsgroups software will display new
articles in those newsgroups as soon as it is reconfigured.
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* If you have installed the Transition Wizard, all you need *
* to do is reboot your computer to begin the reconfiguration.*
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If you haven't installed the Transition Wizard yet, please do so
now. The Transition Wizard is an automatic process Comcast
created to make these changes as simple as possible. You may
also choose to manually configure your news settings. To change
your news settings, please click here or go to
»
connect.comcast.netand follow the Transition Wizard instructions.
Comcast offers the same speed and reliability you've enjoyed with
AT&T Broadband, plus a host of exciting features and enhancements
to make your broadband experience even better! Here are just a
few of the new features you'll enjoy as a Comcast customer:
* Comcast.net *
Your portable home page. It's all here! Movie trailers, and a
daily guide to the hottest news.
* Photo Center *
A simple way to store, share and get prints of your photos. Plus,
you can enter Comcast's Photo of the Day contest, and have your
best shot featured on the Comcast home page at www.comcast.net.
* Comcast Support *
Easily diagnose and solve system problems that may affect your
online experience. Use Comcast's live online chat with customer
support, or convenient automated troubleshooting tools.
Visit »
connect.comcast.net for more information and for
answers to questions about the transition. If you need
additional assistance, you may contact Comcast High-Speed
Internet Customer Care at 1-888-262-6300.
Thank you.
Comcast Online
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What you need to do is:
1. Continue to use your existing news reader without change if you already hardcoded the IP of the news server.
2. If you have been using netnews.attbi.com as the news server name change it to netnews.comcast.net in your news reader and you are all set.
Do "nslookup netnews.comcast.net" to get the 4 IP of the news servers.
I will keep Comcast as long as the news server stays......F*** 1GB Giganews!!!!
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