This means you receive the benefit of the combined experience of all readers. Fortunately for you, newsgroups have become quite easy to access. Many mail readers such as Netscape, Outlook and even Pine have the capabilities to display newsgroups. Newsgroups are not just for people who need help on a particular topic. There are many newsgroups that address a variety of interesting topics, including everything from agriculture and archeology to Zen and ZIP disks.
Many instructors request newsgroups for their classes.
Students of that particular class can post questions that can be viewed and answered by everyone.