On Jun 8, 11:46 am, Walt <walt_ask..._at_SHOESyahoo.com> wrote:
> EscVector wrote:
> > On Jun 8, 10:34 am, hpuxrac <johnbhur..._at_sbcglobal.net> wrote:
> >> Boy it sure seems like it is having problems lately ( going thru
> >> google to cdos ).
>
> >> Sometimes it hangs when trying to post. Other times it appears to
> >> work but it can be hours before the reply shows up in the thread.
>
> >> I think I liked the older google groups interface better than the way
> >> this one is working currently.
>
> >> What are other people using?
>
> > What is a good reader/interface?
>
> Any real newsreader that's not a web-based interface to usenet. I use
> Thunderbird 'cause it's free and nearly identical to the Netscape reader
> that I used to use.
>
> Google Groups is an *archive* with limited posting capabilities. It's
> no substitute for a real newsreader.
>
> //Walt
The interface does allow a pretty good retrieval and search capability
not that many people posting questions here ever appear to think about
using that capability.
Received on Fri Jun 08 2007 - 11:52:32 CDT
