Allyb wrote:

If anyone is still paying attention, I just downloaded a different
newsreader, and it displays only the messages that OE does,
confirming that it is indeed my isp's news server. Go Google. Gotta
love it when the free stuff works better than what you're paying for.

Well, that's a pretty conclusive demonstration of the ISPs fault.

What's web slang for sarcasm? :-)

Usenet, in general, pretty much covers it

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Eric Schreiber
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