On 18 Jun 2005 13:35:20 -0700, wrote:

> Why not just use Google?
> http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...0b6c1cd3c509c5

Because a real news reader does a better job and for that you need a
different news server. If you're between computers, away from home or
looking for dropped/deleted posts, google groups is fine - but it's
not good enough to use as an every day news reader.