news server

[Bruce Marshall]

On Fri December 19 2003 12:22 pm, Collins wrote:
> On Friday 19 December 2003 07:32, Net Llama! wrote:
> > yea, they are a class act.  I've been using their server for nearly 6
> > years, and its always worked very well.
> >
> > On Fri, 19 Dec 2003, Mike Reinehr wrote:
> > > Check out DFS-CIN NetNews Service: http://news.cis.dfn.de/
> > >
> > > It's a free news service with lots of newsgroups. I registered with
> > > them over a year ago for just what you're looking for and have been
> > > satisfied with their service.
>
> Just curious.  I've never used a news server, just email lists and
> LinuxToday and Slashdot and occasionally a few other sites.
>
> What do you get from a news server that you don't from other sources?
>
> I would expect a considerable volume of data to peruse, and since I have
> little time left after sifting through my other sources, what would be the
> real benefit?
>
> Thanks,

About the best thing about usenet news is that you can find a newsgroup for 
almost *anything*.   I occasionally look at   misc.rural  since I live in the 
backwoods... and you find out some good information about  chain saws, 
stoves, keeping wild animals away from your garden, etc....   Stuff you 
couldn't get anywhere else.

But you can also find a group of sick induhviduals  who get an erotic charge 
by $hitting in their pants while out in public...   (or so I've been told)

Last time I looked there were over  80,000 different groups...  including some 
like  Bill-Wumpus-is-total-nerd.alt     (obviously put there by some of his 
friends)



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