From: rrllff@yahoo.com   
      
   On Monday, February 10, 2014 4:39:50 PM UTC-5, Skywise wrote:   
   > Helpful person wrote   
   >   
   > > Access directly with any browser, no additional software required.   
   >   
   > Then that's not software, but a website. [although to be   
   > humorously pedantic, your browser is software, and is   
   > required to access it, and it needs to be installed on   
   > your computer - :) ]   
   >   
   > But I think you're stuck with Google Groups. I know of no   
   > other web based portal to general usenet. Although others   
   > may exist, they seem to be limited in scope to specific   
   > group topics.   
   >   
   > Is there some reason for not wanting to install software?   
   > Thunderbird is an email program that also handles usenet,   
   > and is well known from a generally trusted source. XNews   
   > is easily removed if you don't like it since it doesn't   
   > hook into the OS with registry edits and the like. Just   
   > delete the files and it's gone.   
   >   
   > Or, let me guess, you don't HAVE a computer? But use a   
   > tablet or "smart" phone?   
   >   
   > Brian   
      
   I do have a computer.  However, I want (and do) access Usenet from   
   several locations and devices.  google groups used to be perfect for   
   me until they "upgraded" it.  As you pointed out, it now has problems   
   with inserting phantom empty lines and not folding long lines.  I can   
   continue putting up with this as there seems to be no good alternative   
   (for me).   
      
   I suppose I shouldn't complain as it's free.  I'm also a big fan of   
   google, they have lot's of good free applications.   
      
   http://www.richardfisher.com   
      
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