On Tue, 28 Feb 2006 10:16:48 +0000, Judith Lea wrote:

On this computer I am on a dial-up account and I don't know how to stop
downloading these silly postings as I have to pay for the time it takes
to download them.

Have a look here for this newsreader. It's free. It indicates how many
lines there are in the content via the header (which is a good clue). It
can prevent cross-posters and one can add 'plonk' rules.

It takes some getting used to, but you might find it worthwhile.

http://www.40tude.com/dialog/