RogerT wrote:
To get actual access to the Usenet newsgroups, I used two different
free Usenet newsgroup servers (I think that's what they are called). The
two a

news://news.eternal-september.org and

news://nntp.aioe.org .

So, in other words, I get access to the Usenet newsgroup messages
through the two free services named above (instead of having to pay
GigaNews or some other service, and since my ISP's -- Comcast and
Verizon -- dropped providing its customers with access to the Usenet
newsgroups). Then, once I have access to the Usenet newsgroups, I
use the free Outlook Express with QuoteFix and Windows Mail to
actually read the messages on the newsgroups.

Hmm. I use Comcast for internet connectivity but Earthlink is my ISP.

Earthlink provides GigaNews as part of its service, no extra charge.