usenet reader

[Jim]

Lynn Newton wrote:
> I don't understand why anyone needs a special reader
> for Usenet groups when there is Google groups. Am
> I missing some point?

Yes.  It's possible to attach to a usenet post data other than text.  If 
a file is too large for one post, it's broken up into as many posts as 
are needed.  The attached file can be a photo of a few KB or the latest 
Doctor Who episode a couple of hours after it's broadcast.  The last 
time I looked, Google groups does not handle the alt.binaries groups.

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