Reply to post: I knew it was curtains for Demon when they delinked from EFNet

I knew it was curtains for Demon when they delinked from EFNet

RIP Demon Internet, 1992-2019 (RIP efnet.demon.co.uk, 1993-2009).

Once the IRC closedown happened, it was only ever going to be a downhill trend from there. Corporate overlords' writing was on the wall. Usenet gone before end of 2014, email and hosting transferred in 2015 - very surprised the brand lasted another decade (!) without being totally subsumed by Voda, good on whoever was left of original Demon supporting their remaining customers.

I'll be sad to see the Demon brand definitively shuttered, Voda should relaunch it as a specialist / niche VISP utilising their infrastructure. Perhaps some hybrid product offerings for those living in notspots.

This is a nice, albeit brief read: https://www.uknof.org.uk/uknof11/Davies-History.pdf

(And don't forget their role in the creation of LINX)