On 04.01.2024 17:21, Keith Simpson wrote:
> On Thursday, January 4, 2024 at 11:18:08 AM UTC-5, Keith Simpson
> wrote:
>> [...]
>
> Of course there are other ways to access and post to usenet, just
> that using google groups was the most convenient.
(Hmm.. - okay, opinions and preferences obviously differ.)
> I can't even
> remember what program I used to use back in the 90's to view/post.
In the 1990's I used 'nn' (on Unix), a powerful simple to use text
oriented interface. When it became unusable (in the company's IT
context) I switched to 'tin' (or had it been called 'rtin'?), but
only for a short period of time. And the next decades, since then,
I use a GUI oriented newsreader, Thunderbird; the same tool I also
use for Email exchange.
There's not much difference in replying to a mail or to a newsgroup
post; clicking to the Reply or to the Followup button. Or to 'Write'
an Email or 'Write' a post. The latter even simpler since you don't
need to compose the addressee list. :-)
I recall that I liked the CLI 'nn' tool best, but getting familiar
with a GUI tool with processes similar to mailing was no issue.
Janis