From: Mike N. 

On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 07:53:36 -0500, "Gary Britt"
 wrote:

>I think its a demand thing, in that most users don't know how to setup a
>newsgroup account in OE or Outlook.  Heck a lot of them don't know how to
>setup a mail account in OE or Outlook.  Further, many businesses block the
>ports that a newsgroup reader uses citing newsgroups as a source of virii.
>I'm not saying they are right, just that is what they claim is the reason
>for blocking newsgroup access at the firewall for the company network.

   This is probably the root of the problem, it's not as simple for people
as clicking on a web page.  For the most part, there are many viruses
posted in newsgroups, so this is a valid concern.  Newsgroups wouldn't pass
through the corporate AV filters on the way in.

   Many people aren't even aware of the wealth of knowledge that is out
there; they are vaguely aware of the 'groups' button option in Google but
they have never tried it.

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