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How does one "Use" Usenet?

AllYorBaseRBelong2Us

Tue Nov 6 04:53:12 2001

How do you get to these groups?

Help Jeremy! :(

Jeremy Reimer

Tue Nov 6 07:43:36 2001

You need:

1) a news server (your ISP should provide you with one, usually it is named something exciting like "news")

and

2) a news reader (Outlook Express is one, although it sucks for quoting, Free Agent is good for downloading por.. er, educational attachments.. ;)

I used to post to comp.sys.mac.advocacy quite a bit back in the day.  157 posts in one day, in fact.  :biggrin:

vc

Tue Nov 6 10:37:33 2001

Use Google Groups, http://groups.google.com. It's easier.
vc

Tue Nov 6 10:38:07 2001

Errr, http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en even.