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"ps56k" wrote in news:97Vuk.21044 $ snipped-for-privacy@nlpi069.nbdc.sbc.com:

There are differences between forums and newsgroups, not the least of which is that forums are only available at the whim of the supplier, while in the nature of newsgroups on usenet, the amount of censorship is minimal.

I wish there was an acceptable cross between the 2 breeds ...

There's a list of free newsservers here:

Notice most are text only and some don't allow posting. My personal recommendation is Motzarella, you can sign up here, it's completely free: I STRONGLY suggest every one find a newsserver that suits them and sign up, then start using it at least as backup because who knows when

*YOUR* ISP will drop newsgroups?

Having been on Verizon (now switched) who dropped their newsgroups, I had found Motzarella as an interim. It worked very well but there are hardly any groups represented and only about 2 binaries ;(

bigbear

You're not going to fine many free newsservers that have binaries.

BTW, I don't consider more than 30,000 groups as "hardly any". It carries all those that I want and more than 30,000 that I'm don't want or need.

I have been satisfied with nntp.aioe.org since another user pointed me to it. It allows posting.

Many (most ?) ISPs only connect to Newsgroups when you are signed on thru the ISP which makes then not available when travelling. I am using Cablevision at home which provides only a few access points around New York City.