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Accessing this newsgroup
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How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 |
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:08:11 +0100, "Mr. Nangla"
wrote: Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 Google is an excellent archive for old messages going back to 1981. In fact it is the only such archive. However it is not a good choice for day-to-day reading of a newsgroup. For one thing posts are delayed for hours. Second there is no way to keep track of posts you have already read or to filter out unwanted messages. Using your ISP's server is a better way, but there are other servers you can use which may have better completion and retention. The best of these for text groups is the free server sponsored by the Free University of Berlin. See www.individual.net to set up a free account and password. Outlook Express is a news reader. A news reader is a program which contacts the ISP's server and translates the information into a usable form. There are many other news readers. I use Agent www.forteinc.com . BarB |
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:08:11 +0100, "Mr. Nangla"
wrote: Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 Google is an excellent archive for old messages going back to 1981. In fact it is the only such archive. However it is not a good choice for day-to-day reading of a newsgroup. For one thing posts are delayed for hours. Second there is no way to keep track of posts you have already read or to filter out unwanted messages. Using your ISP's server is a better way, but there are other servers you can use which may have better completion and retention. The best of these for text groups is the free server sponsored by the Free University of Berlin. See www.individual.net to set up a free account and password. Outlook Express is a news reader. A news reader is a program which contacts the ISP's server and translates the information into a usable form. There are many other news readers. I use Agent www.forteinc.com . BarB |
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On Wed, 10 Sep 2003 20:08:11 +0100, "Mr. Nangla"
wrote: Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 Google is an excellent archive for old messages going back to 1981. In fact it is the only such archive. However it is not a good choice for day-to-day reading of a newsgroup. For one thing posts are delayed for hours. Second there is no way to keep track of posts you have already read or to filter out unwanted messages. Using your ISP's server is a better way, but there are other servers you can use which may have better completion and retention. The best of these for text groups is the free server sponsored by the Free University of Berlin. See www.individual.net to set up a free account and password. Outlook Express is a news reader. A news reader is a program which contacts the ISP's server and translates the information into a usable form. There are many other news readers. I use Agent www.forteinc.com . BarB |
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"Mr. Nangla" wrote in message ... Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 Yes, you can go through Google (Google Groups - http://groups.google.com ) but it's a PITA. I access it through a (free) German news server with the OE newsreader. I *could* use my ISP instead of the German server, but my ISP's news server's service isn't nearly as good. I only use Google Groups on the rare occcasion when the server's down, or if I want to look up something in the archives. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"Mr. Nangla" wrote in message ... Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 Yes, you can go through Google (Google Groups - http://groups.google.com ) but it's a PITA. I access it through a (free) German news server with the OE newsreader. I *could* use my ISP instead of the German server, but my ISP's news server's service isn't nearly as good. I only use Google Groups on the rare occcasion when the server's down, or if I want to look up something in the archives. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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"Mr. Nangla" wrote in message ... Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 Yes, you can go through Google (Google Groups - http://groups.google.com ) but it's a PITA. I access it through a (free) German news server with the OE newsreader. I *could* use my ISP instead of the German server, but my ISP's news server's service isn't nearly as good. I only use Google Groups on the rare occcasion when the server's down, or if I want to look up something in the archives. Cathy -- "Staccato signals of constant information..." ("The Boy in the Bubble") Paul Simon |
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Brandy Alexandre wrote:
Mr. Nangla wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 I wouldn't recommend using Google as a Usenet mainstay. There no way to customize anything. Use your ISP's news service and I highly recommend the Xnews program found at http://xnews.newsguy.com Like we are going to listen to you regarding computer issues. Maybe when it comes to "drilling". -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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Brandy Alexandre wrote:
Mr. Nangla wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 I wouldn't recommend using Google as a Usenet mainstay. There no way to customize anything. Use your ISP's news service and I highly recommend the Xnews program found at http://xnews.newsguy.com Like we are going to listen to you regarding computer issues. Maybe when it comes to "drilling". -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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Brandy Alexandre wrote:
Mr. Nangla wrote in rec.pets.cats.health+behav: Hey, How are you guys accessing the newsgroup, I'm using by ISP details through Outlook express, I've heard people access this group through Goggle? sham126 I wouldn't recommend using Google as a Usenet mainstay. There no way to customize anything. Use your ISP's news service and I highly recommend the Xnews program found at http://xnews.newsguy.com Like we are going to listen to you regarding computer issues. Maybe when it comes to "drilling". -- "Its the bugs that keep it running." -Joe Canuck |
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