OrchidKitty wrote:
I've discovered that Google groups doesn't store binary files, so
that's why I can't access it. Perhaps it's time to move on to another
provider.


Reading newsgroups by way of Google is definitely doing it the hard way.
Are you using Comcast as your ISP as your e-mail address would indicate?
If so, maybe another comcast user can let us know if comcast offers both
orchid newsgroups. We can get you using a news reader instead of going
to Google.

Steve