Victor Sack wrote:
> > wrote:
>
> > Sorry, off topic but I don't want google as my newsgroup server.
> > Used to be in days gone by, I could just click on a newsgroup and
> > subscribe. Google has way too much spam and I really don't like the
> > format! e.
>
> <http://news.individual.net/> is probably the best maintained
> newsserver of them all and, on top of that, it filters out much of
> the spam.
I can second that. NIN is very reliable and does a good job of spam
control. It is low-cost, although some people find the setup for paying
to be a bother.
> You will need a newsreader, too. Take a look around
> <http://www.newsreaders.com/win/clients.html> since your platform is
> Windows. Dialog (which I use whenever I am unfortunate enough to have
> to use a Windows machine), Gravity, Xnews, and Agent are good enough
> newsreaders, considering the platform. To do yourself and others a
> favour, consider using a newsreader with a GNKSA Seal of Approval:
> <http://www.newsreaders.com/gnksa/>.
That's a little too restrictive in my book. You should at least read
the GNKSA report and see what deficiencies a newsreader has.
Brian
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