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Harry K wrote:

Yep. I tried several different news readers. All the bells and
whistles get in the way of what I want to do, i.e., just read the damn
posts.

Pure nonsense. Utter nonsense. Complete nonsense. Reading NEWSgroups
with a NEWSreader is at least one order of magnitude simpler, easier,
and more intuitive than the god-awful www-based google portal.

Here's my analogy for today: Crayons and typewriters are both useful.
Trying to type with a crayon is idiotic.