Athlon 64 NG

There is now a newsgroup for the X86_64 cpu's (Athlon 64,FX,Opteron).

alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64

You will probably have to ask your news server admin to add it. I've had
no luck with verizon yet, but I did get it created on some servers
automatically.
There is a free server that carries it. freenews.netfront.net, and no
password is required, but I haven't been able to post to it for some
reason. There are about 10 messages there now and I assume they are using
the paid services at netfront.net, or maybe there's another reason my post
get refused.

 

Thanks for the HeadsUp, I have just asked our ISP to add this but i don`t
hold out hope

 

Thanks for the HeadsUp, I have just asked our ISP to add this but i don`t

More chance in BT Doing it than NTL..
NTL Cant even keep their servers running, much less updated

 

Here's what I got from Verizon.

alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64 will not be added. Not listed at
isc.org nor Google:groups.

So I've requested it at . If they get enough
request and add it, then I can get from verizon, maybe.

 

ATT added it to their feed, took a couple of hours.

 

I see it on teranews, but no messages show up.
Ed

 

Maybe it needs a seed message. There's 11 messages at freenews now.

 

I've asked Cox. We'll see what happens.

 

Wes, I use that news server also. The free service doesn't allow posting
however you can use post.newsfeeds.com to post to it. Only thing about
posting with it is that it allows only text posts, no binaries.

DougH

 

Thanks. I'll give it a try. I don't do binaries anyway. I'm following up,
and I think you'll see the new group on a lot more servers very soon.

 

I can't even get logged in there.

 

I think I might see the problem. The little commercial line they stick in
the top of all posts has a spelling mistake. The s is missing from
newsfeeds. The server is post.newsfeeds.com and cross your fingers.

DougH

 

That works a little better. Here now, but stil no .x86-64 in their list.:-(

 

And you can only read messages that are posted on this server. Strange,
but posting works fine.

 

Might be better off going here:
http://www.planetamd64.com/

 

First. My apologies. The control message for original creation of this
group was flawed, and thus caused it not to be picked up by a lot of
servers that did autocreations like isc.org. I corrected this today and it
is now in their active list. My provider (verizon.net) checks isc.org's
list and if not there will not create the group. If you had a similar
problem, it should now be corrected.

alt.comp.hardware.amd.x86-64

Covers all amd 64 bit cpu's and related hardware.

 

You can only use post.newsgroups.com for posting, hense the name. I use it
for posting and freenews.netfront.net for reading. Unfortunately the new 64
newsgroup isn't on post.newsgroups.com yet so all I can do at the moment is
read the newsgroup. I'll have to see if there is another free usenet server
that allows posting and has the 64 newsgroup.

DougH

 

You should be able to get it on your regular server next week if you've
put in a request for it.

 

Thus spake Destroy:

We like newsgroups!

 

So do I but we are the minority, I think. Least we're dedicated.