On 7/3/2011 5:21 PM, Stormin Mormon wrote:
I use Outlook Express, for both email and usenet. Get my
usenet service from eternal - september (dot org). Works,
for me. Reasonably dependable, too. Virus magnet properties,
no extra charge.

He's confused news reader with news server.

I use e-s too as news server:

http://www.eternal-september.org/

I use Mozilla's Thunderbird as news reader. Also use for email.

e-s is starting to include binaries which google groups excludes.
They also cull out most of the spam that is left in google.

e-s and TB are free and also spam and pop up free.