On 9 Apr 2006 12:59:00 -0700, "gasman pete"
wrote:

Hi all, I am new to google groups and would like some advise on posting
and replying.
I hope people have a little patience with us ....students....thanks
all.
pete


The first thing is not to use Google Groups for posting at all. It is
an attempt at a web front end for Internet News (Usenet) and fails
miserably as a means to post to it and to follow threads of messages.

It is valuable to search for previous threads and posts but that is
about it.

Frankly, none of the other attempts at web front ends are much better.

The way to proceed is to get yourself a proper news reader program.
Free Agent is good, and even Outlook Express will do something
passable if used properly.

Then you will need access to a news server. Most ISPs run one of
these included in your subscription - if you look on their support
information web pages, you should find a reference to what to do if
you look for "news", "internet news" or Usenet.

Failing that, you can get an account with a specialist news hosting
organisation such as news.individual.net for a modest sum.


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..andy