Beth Cole wrote:
> Default User wrote:
> > Were I able
> > to access afb with my normal news setup (alt groups are gone now, I
> > have to use grouple) I'd have done as well.
>
> news.individual.net (Formerly news.cis.dfn.de)

I use that at home. It's not available here because of the company
firewall, only their newsserver and few others are allowed to access
port 119.

Google and others web-based ones don't come in through the news port.

> I don't know why anyone would ever use google for reading current
postings.

See above.


Brian