Dan Abel wrote:
> In article >,
> sf > wrote:
>
> > On 27 Sep 2006 13:36:01 +0200, "cybercat" >
> > wrote:
> >
> > >
> > >"sf" > wrote
> > >> The way I read it, her ISP doesn't offer those features.
> > >
> > >She can have OE on any PC regardless of what ISP she is using.
> > >And that is all she needs in order to read newsgroups. Her ISP is
> > >just responsible for her connection. All she needs then is a news
> > >server, essentially a series of numbers added into the appropriate
> > >box in IE, to read and post to news groups. And, while many are
> > >accessible only via paid subscriptions, there are many free ones,
> > >such as the one I am posting with this minute.
> > >
> > >In fact, OE is not necessary, it just makes it really easy.
> > >
> >
> > You're misunderstanding.... her ISP doesn't offer email or usenet. It
> > doesn't matter what software you have if your ISP doesn't offer the
> > service in the first place.
>
> And I think that *you* are misunderstanding also. Nowadays, you can
> access both Email and newsgroups from sources other than your ISP.
>
> However, there are also many ways to block access.
>


I only read RFC and rec.travel.latin-america (occasionally). The
majority of my posting is to RFC with the occasional odd post to RTLA.
Even with the links cybercat posted for me, tt really isn't worth the
hassle to have a newsserver access for essentially one newsgroup.
Google works just fine for posting to only one newsgroup.

-SD-