Thanks Doe. I have a recollection of it now, my neighbor used them, and I think I had a program that did it. It`s kind of like a DOS prompt newsgroup, eh? Steve Larson Redondo Beach, California
----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, September 21, 2003 6:49 PM Subject: Re: OT Lots of Nasty Spam > >I don`t think I use usenet either. OK, what is usenet? > >Steve Larson > >Redondo Beach, California > > One can put spam blockers in one email address when using usenet. There are > way to avoid spam when using usenet. > > Most of the spam I get on AOL is just directed to AOL members. > > People new to the Net just know pretty much about webpages, someone can fill > you in on usenet better than I regarding how long it's been around. But in the > hairy old days of the Internet before web pages became the norm, most people > used usenet. > > A lot of people still do. There have to be over 1,000 discussion groups -- > someone else can also fill you in better than I on how many there are. Maybe > 5,000. > > You need a special newsgroup reader, though Netscape will do it as well. They > operate similarly to this mailing list, except they do not come to your > mailbox -- a usenet server is used. Different ISPs pick up different newsgroups, > most ISPs (which have their own newsservers) do not pick up all of them. You go > to the group (with a newsreader the newsserver is transparent, its like > reading a web page bulletin board or discussion group), read, post responses, and > they have threads like this mailing list (different discussion topics). They can > be moderated or not, but most are not moderated. > > I've "belonged" to two for years -- the discussions get just as involved > and/or off topic as they do here. Sometimes more so. > > They cover all topics, there are several on photography. I've found help with > Access -- one can find a newsgroup on a particular application program like > Access. I've found the photography ones to be of limited value, this list is > better. But they have one just for buying and selling old camera equipment. > > I love usenet. > > Marnie aka Doe Google has a special search section just for searching usenet > groups. >
