ncstockguy wrote in

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also getting a real newsreader instead of using Google
helps cut the visible spam immensely
-- Can you suggest one? Thanks.

OE has rudimentary filtering. for a free downloadable
newsreader, i like xNews (i've been using it for over 10
years). Free Agent is the trial version of Agent, which loads
of people like. i'm not one of them
do you know if your ISP carries newsgroups? if they gave you
info on a NNTP server they do. if not, there are several
servers you can subscribe to, some have minimal annual fees &
there are a couple that are still free.
really, pretty much anything is better than trying to read
usenet through Google!
lee