Most usually done through a dedicated program rather than a website, called a Newsreader - similar to an email program, but talks NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) instead of the email protocols. is a good place to get started. Cheers,
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I am fairly new to these newsgroups, and have up until now been reading and replying to the messages at
Would SKS please advise on the alternative location, please.
Thank you in advance, 'NT'
Most usually done through a dedicated program rather than a website, called a Newsreader - similar to an email program, but talks NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) instead of the email protocols.
Outlook Express is probably the easiest. It's on most, if not all Windows computers
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It's called usenet and predates the widespread use of the WorldWideWeb. Using a web interface to read it is hard work and better ways exist.
What you need is a news client - there are plenty out there and a list of them here...
Do this through a newsreader. If you use Outlook Express for email that will do it, as will many other mail clients; you just need to get your ISP's news server details which should be on their support pages.
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