Re: what is a good newsgroup to experiment with my gnus nntp settings?

[SlackRat <slackrat@free.fr>]

On 2014-09-19 20:30, Brady Trainor wrote:
> I took a couple stabs at using GNUS in the past, but was still 
> probably too green with Emacs and the type of thinking. But finally, I 
> think GNUS is here to stay, and it feels WAAAAYY better than relying 
> solely on "more GUI" clients. Managing emails and emailing has never 
> felt so easy.
>
> However, my use of newsgroups is still a little rough around the 
> edges, and I anticipate some fiddling. In the end, I usually download 
> all the headers, for instance with Thunderbird I've done this across a 
> dual boot. Unfortunately, I think this has provoked the gmane to block 
> my ISP, though I was lucky enough I think the block was removed soon 
> after.
>
> MY QUESTION:
>
> Is there another entity similar to gmane, more recreational say, or 
> less valuable to me, where I can mess with my configuration and not 
> risk an ISP block? I've read online something about ISP providers may 
> do this, but I don't really understand. Is this my internet provider? 
> Or would I contact a local institution such as University of Washington?

i'm not sure what you are looking for, but maybe these will help:

http://www.newsgroupreviews.com/eternal-september.html
http://www.eternal-september.org/

You could subscribe to alt.test.test for experimentation

Slackrat