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.

You are not on google groups you are on *Usenet*.

As a student ask your uni/school sysop how to access usenet. See Sig.

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Dave Fawthrop dave hyphenologist co uk Google Groups is IME the *worst*
method of accessing usenet. GG subscribers would be well advised get a
newsreader, say Agent, and a newsserver, say news.individual.net. These
will allow them: to see only *new* posts, a killfile, and other goodies.