"Default User" > wrote in message
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> OE is the only newsreader installed here. They have gotten serious about
> not allowing any unapproved third-party software to be installed. When I
> get the time (which be in exceedingly short supply these days) I'll cobble
> together my own newsreader.

Outlook express is removed from all computers where I work, and NNTP isn't
allowed past the firewall. Some say use the alternate ports, but the
firewall blocks both 119 and 563. Even news providers that offer 443 or
even 80 get blocked. Our only choice at work is google groups. Needless to
say I don't bother at work. Heck, I don't have time anyway.