On Wed, 14 Dec 2005 09:59:24 -0500, GaryJ wrote:

Yes, thanks, especially for finding old stuff, but I find it is not as handy as
the old USENET service coming right into my mail reader.

GaryJ

wrote:
Gary, have you ever tried to use Google groups?

From work I tend to use this link to read and reply to RBP:

http://groups.google.nl/group/rec.boats.paddle

(requires a free account to post and doesn't carry all usenet groups
though)

HTH

Wilko

http://kayaker.nl

GaryJ, check out this link to free news servers

http://freenews.maxbaud.net/

My ISP, MSN.com, dropped providing newserver access previously, for
the same reasons. The free services don't always have all the bells
and whistles, and sometimes limited services, but subscribe to a
couple different ones, and you can get complete access, and you can
continue using your tried and true news reader! OvO