[56157] in North American Network Operators' Group
RE: Cidera shuts down
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Malayter, Christopher)
Thu Feb 27 00:54:16 2003
From: "Malayter, Christopher" <Christopher.Malayter@tdstelecom.com>
To: "'Alex Rubenstein '" <alex@nac.net>,
"'Ringdahl, Dwight (WebUseNet) '" <ringdahl@usenetserver.com>
Cc: "'nanog@merit.edu '" <nanog@merit.edu>
Date: Wed, 26 Feb 2003 23:53:33 -0600
Errors-To: owner-nanog-outgoing@merit.edu
Ditto for TDS -- If you peer with us somewhere, I'll get you in touch with
our news admins.
-Chris
-----Original Message-----
From: Alex Rubenstein
To: Ringdahl, Dwight (WebUseNet)
Cc: nanog@merit.edu
Sent: 2/26/03 7:29 PM
Subject: RE: Cidera shuts down
Ditto -- if you peer with us somewhere, we'll get you a feed.
On Wed, 26 Feb 2003, Ringdahl, Dwight (WebUseNet) wrote:
>
> Yes I just heard this from Doug too, if anyone need a quick fix for
usenet
> feeds, email me directly. I'll set you up and help you til we can come
up
> with a business solution.
>
> Dwight
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeffrey Wheat [mailto:jeff@cetlink.net]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 26, 2003 5:05 PM
> To: nanog@merit.edu
> Subject: Cidera shuts down
>
>
> Just received this from Cidera:
>
> "We regret to inform you that Cidera has discontinued its netnews and
> caching services effective immediately.
>
> We wished to provide you with more advanced notification of this
termination
> of service, but unfortunately we were not able to do so.
>
> The current economic situation has been difficult for us and for our
> customers, and we wish all of you the best of luck and good fortune
with
> your businesses. Everyone at Cidera feels it has been a privilege to
serve
> you."
>
>
>
>
> I am now in need of obtaining a new source for news that is satellite
based.
> Can anyone offer any suggestions
> and or recommendations? All information is appreciated!
>
> Regards,
> Jeff
>
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