On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 15:29:17 UTC, Phil Thompson
wrote:

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 01:24:33 +0000, Amigo Entertainments
wrote:

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what is this silly line of text on your post for ?

He's a child...it amuses him...
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Bob Eager
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On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:24 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

In article ,
(Amigo Entertainments) wrote:

Be a pity when that old adsl connection of Mr Cummings just starts
to fall out of limits - they forcast nasty weather.

And why would weather affect a perfectly good ADSL on a new
(underground) line?

The joints in the cable will have increased impedence when damp.
Underground cable probably has a *higher* chance of remaining wet by
the way - longer time to recover.

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:34 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

In article ,
(Alexander Mann) wrote:

Also, you mentioned one group about teens but teenagers aren't all
underage so I don't see why any NG about porn and teenagers should be
removed automatically.

And how are you exepcted to tell from a picture whether the subject is
14, 15, 16 or 17.

Intuition.

Sam Fox first appeared in the Sun on her 16th Birthday. This means that
the photographs must have been taken when she was underage...

Bizarrely enough, its not illegal to take photos of people.

In article ,
(Mark McIntyre) wrote:

The joints in the cable will have increased impedence when damp.
Underground cable probably has a *higher* chance of remaining wet by
the way - longer time to recover.

In which case, since the line has been damp, as has the ground, since
the day we moved in, then I have nothing to fear from the bad weather.

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Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981

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On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:22:08 +0000, Alexander Mann
wrote:

Also, you mentioned one group about teens but teenagers aren't all
underage so I don't see why any NG about porn and teenagers should be
removed automatically.

indeed, New Labour lowered the ago of homosexual consent to 16 so such
things have a Blair stamp of approval :-)

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 11:01:18 -0000, "Amigo Entertainments" wrote:


"Paul Cummins" wrote in message
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In article ,
"Given that usenet is not a 'push' technology, how are they forcing it
into people's homes and businesses?"

Push is the wrong word. To make easily available would be a better choice.
There is little difference in holding this material as part of a
subscription service and going to a blatent site and downloading.

Let me run this past you - if it's OK for plusnet to do it, and fully legal
why are the groups mentioned not available through the likes of ntl,
tiscali, aol, onetel to pick just 4 that I can confirm.

Seems to be a lot of support for this kind of material here - which is more
than a minor concern.

Exactly. How did you discover which ISP don't carry it?

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Jock.

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:24 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

And why would weather affect a perfectly good ADSL on a new
(underground) line?

Lightning can hammer an underground line as badly as an
overhead one. (

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Jock.

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:45:44 +0000, Mark McIntyre wrote:

On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 16:24 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

In article ,
(Amigo Entertainments) wrote:

Be a pity when that old adsl connection of Mr Cummings just starts
to fall out of limits - they forcast nasty weather.

And why would weather affect a perfectly good ADSL on a new
(underground) line?

The joints in the cable will have increased impedence when damp.
Underground cable probably has a *higher* chance of remaining wet by
the way - longer time to recover.

In what way does moisture increase the impedance of a telephone
line?

--
Jock.

In article ,
(Jock) wrote:

Lightning can hammer an underground line as badly as an
overhead one. (

While this is true, in the event of a ligtning strike frying the line,
BT will repair it.

--
Paul Cummins - Always a NetHead
Wasting Bandwidth since 1981

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On Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:51 +0000 (GMT Standard Time),
(Paul Cummins) wrote:

In article ,
(Mark McIntyre) wrote:

The joints in the cable will have increased impedence when damp.
Underground cable probably has a *higher* chance of remaining wet by
the way - longer time to recover.

In which case, since the line has been damp, as has the ground, since
the day we moved in, then I have nothing to fear from the bad weather.

Could be. Then again, there's damp, very damp, and soggy !