"I'm a bit concerned that I can't read newsgroups in Mail. What solutions
can you offer for this. My classes involve subscribing to 5 or so groups
at once. "
I'm just now learning about macs and vo. However since there is the
command line access and one presumes access to lynx as a browser, then it
can be used as a newsgroup reader. You mention this is for a school class
which also suggests you have a shell account at school and using lynx in
the shell to access the newsgroups the school has. You can telnet to the
shell and use lynx as a newsgroup reader.
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