On our system we provide several programs for sending and receiving electronic mail. An improved text based mail program. An X Window based mail program. You can select xmailtool from the menu displayed by pressing the 3rd mouse button. Usenet News Usenet News is the electronic equivalent of the common bulletin board.
News is a collection of messages by subject which can be read by subscription.
News is used within CCPO to circulate information and make announcements. International newsgroups have information about science or computers among other topics. Note that the first time news is read, the user must make a large number of choices about which groups to read. This process can take several tens of minutes. Our system provides the user with several tools to allow the user to read and post news.