FamilySailor wrote:

Does anyone know of a good public news server I can use?

Check out...

http://www.individual.net/

Good server, very reliable, seems popular, text-only, and free. You have to
register - they supply you with a user name and password to put into your
newsreader. And I think you have to use a valid email address in your
headers (newsreader setup). You *will* get loads of spam, so use (or create)
a Yahoo/Hotmail/whatever address.


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