Re: OT: Nwes groups

On Wed, 02 Jul 2008 15:48:25 -0400, Chuck wrote:

> I've been spoiled rotten.  My ISP (schoollink.net) has been providing
news
> group downloads as part of its regular service for as long as it has
been in
> existence.  It stops July 10.  NewsGuy has been suggested as an
alternative.
> Their basic plan will cover all I would need, but I'm sure I want to
spend $8 a
> month for the four groups I monitor.  Is there another option.
> 
> I use Agent as my news reader.  It keeps track of the headers which I've
> already downloaded so when I download new headers it picks up where I
left off.
> Then I mark the headers of the few posts I'm interested in and download
the
> bodies only for the marked messages.  The total volume of the downloads
> (headers plus messages is really quite small).
> 
> Chuck

Here are a couple of free ones.

For Text newsgroups only (no binaries) posting and reading allowed
Free....
nntp.aioe.org

For Microsoft newsgroups only (posting and reading allowed)
Free....
msnews.microsoft.com

For others...
http://www.disenter.com/index.php?sort=groups&order=DESC

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