On Tue, 11 Jan 2005 19:45:24 +0000, Andy Hall
wrote:


Please get yourself a proper newsreader program like Free Agent, or
one of a number of others - even Outlook Express is better than using
web sites (especially Google) to make Usenet postings.

Then all that you need is access to a news server (your ISP should
have this, or failing that sign up at news.individual.net).

All of the proper etiquette things for posting to Usenet and easier
reading from it are available with proper newsreaders and you won't
**** people off with lost thread references or confuse them by not
having quotations where needed.

Google is useful as a means to search for old posts, but that's about
it.

I have now managed to set up Free Agent so hopefully this reply shows
appropriate quotes and Lurch won't need to swear at me any more!