Re: NEWSGROUPS BY EMAIL
Jim Varney (sat_watcher@rocketmail.com)
Thu, 23 Apr 1998 12:45:21 -0700 (PDT)
---JAY RESPLER <JRespler@surfnj.net> wrote:
>
> There were questions on how to read our new newsgroup,
> sci.astro.satellites.visual-observe
>
> This is from my local newspaper:
>
> --------------------------------------
> Published in the Asbury Park Press 4/22/98
>
> Q. I would like to read some of the newsgroup messages I have heard
> so much about, but I don't have full Internet access. I can't access
> the
> World Wide Web. I have one of those free e-mail accounts a lot of
> people have. Will that work and can I find what I want?
> J.H., Freehold Township
>
> A.. You have e-mail, you have enough.
>
> One of the best sites for the information you want is
> www.reference.com . It's got a wealth of information on news groups.
I've been using www.reference.com for some time now. The feature I like is
the e-mail robot. I have it configured to send me new postings to the
s.a.s.v-o newsgroup once a day. I found the forms used to configure the
e-mail bot isn't entirely intuitive but if you persist it can be done.
I also use the MyDejaNews feature on www.dejanews.com. MyDejaNews allows
you to subscribe to any newsgroup, and with a click of a button it will show
you new and unread messages.
I can't prove it yet, but it appears that reference.com does not carry
messages originating from DejaNews and vice versa! Perhaps a little
corporate jealously and gamemanship? Too bad -- it's the user who loses.
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