John English wrote:
You're posting via Google using a web browser.
Get a real news reader program
and start invoking filters to screen out what you don't want to see.

Golf wrote:
OK, I'm getting the picture now.

Dave Spear, in this thread, was under the assumption
that I didn't know what Usenet is.
Here is what we are up against
with regard to Google Groups and Usenet:
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache...Web_interfaces

I will research "news readers" and see what happens.

Here's a once-over-lightly.
http://www.google.com/search?q=cache...Cross-platform

A lot of folks who run Windoze like Forte Agent (payware).
Gravity (free, open source) also has a lot of fans.

It appears you are using an older version of Mozilla Suite.
To get maximum usability out of the suite
(including the updates WRT reading groups),
you could upgrade to SeaMonkey and continue using familiar software.
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..
You will also need a provider. Many ISPs' Usenet access sucks.
Here's a recent thread on some Usenet providers that don't suck:
http://groups.google.com/group/sci.electronics.design/msg/e0d2945ebc32f688?q=the.new.Forte.Agent.news.server +*-*-haven't-seen-any-*-*-*-*+Coverage.and.retention.is.good+Floods+known-trolls+new-articles-show-up-fast+supernews+qq-qq+uu+the.price.is.right