On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 21:36:40 -0800, sf wrote:

>On Tue, 19 Feb 2008 12:10:37 -0500, "jmcquown" >
>wrote:
>
>>I was posting via Google before I
>>bought this PC last week and I don't have a gmail account.
>
>Interesting. How did you do that? I always have to log in first with
>my gmail acct.

You don't have to use gmail as your address. I have occasionally used
Google from which to post, but I log in with my regular email address.
Yes, you can set up an account with your regular email address. I
have both gmail and my regular email and I can use either one in
posting from google groups.

Christine