If you don't like the look or feel of your browser's reader you can get a newsgroup reading program . There are some good freeware programs out there like Free Agent or Win VN . Check them out. We have included information on subscribing to various newsgroups in the links found on many pages on this site. Here are some additional resources with information about usenet and newsgroups.
Many people find e-mail to be the most useful use of online technology.
This service is sort of like the U.S. Postal System's certified mail. ReturnReceipt is a free web-based email system that notifies you when your email has been received and read. Just in case you see these things in your emails -These are called emoticons. Mailing lists can be moderated or unmoderated. They can come one at a time as each message is posted, or they are sometimes available in digest form in which a day's or a week's messages are sent to each subscriber in one e-mail message.