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Verizon has announced they're dropping alt.* among others.

If you want to request they reconsider, here's the contact:
http://www22.verizon.com/foryourhome...rAdvocacy.aspx

J.

this is apparently in response to New York pressure to cut down on
child pr0n.

Waiving the right to remain silent, JXStern <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> said:

> Verizon has announced they're dropping alt.* among others.
>
> If you want to request they reconsider, here's the contact:
> http://www22.verizon.com/foryourhome...rAdvocacy.aspx
>
> J.
>
> this is apparently in response to New York pressure to cut down on
> child pr0n.

Horseshit. They're using that excuse to cut costs.

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On Tue, 17 Jun 2008 20:08:42 GMT, Larry in AZ
<usenet2@DELETE.THISljvideo.com> wrote:

>Waiving the right to remain silent, JXStern <JXSternChangeX2R@gte.net> said:
>
>> Verizon has announced they're dropping alt.* among others.
>>
>> If you want to request they reconsider, here's the contact:
>> http://www22.verizon.com/foryourhome...rAdvocacy.aspx
>>
>> J.
>>
>> this is apparently in response to New York pressure to cut down on
>> child pr0n.
>
>Horseshit. They're using that excuse to cut costs.

The two reasons together were too much for them to resist, apparently,
but they could still do it smarter, keep a few light weight text-only
groups like this one.

J.