Mike Reed wrote:
I mostly use it because it's good, free, requires no setup, it's
faster, it's super easy to use, it has the same interface for recent
posts as it does for the archives, and I can post from any machine
that's on the internet with a browser.

What am I missing? A killfile? My, how terrible -- my mouse wheel is
soooo far from my finger.

Mike Marlow wrote:

Question - why use google for news? Does your ISP not offer usenet? Google
is half baked for usenet, at best. I'd certainly suggest a real netnews
service over goggle any day.


For one thing Mike, it seems that Google uses top-posting, which is
generally considered to be a no-no on usenet.

The polite way to reply to a post is to remove all unnecessary bits,
leave only the context that you're replying to, and then put your
response below the bit that you're replying to.

Aside from netiquette issues, the biggest advantage of a real newsreader
for me is speed. The newsreader downloads all of the unread headers and
I can scan hundreds or thousands of thread subjects at a once rather
than having to refresh the page all the time.

Chris