[Discussion] eCS Memory Limit?

[Carl Gehr]

On Mon, 01 Jan 2007 08:43:55 -0800 (PST), Jon Harrison wrote:

>On Sun, 24 Dec 2006 02:54:29 -0800 (PST), Thomas Clayton wrote:
>
>>
>>Secondly, what a RESOURCE (the URL in your letter)! Then I went
>>'investigating' and found there were / are other 'groups' at Google
>>that have OS/2 - eCS as their subject base. WOW! Thanks, again!
>
>Thomas:
>
>These are not really "groups at google".  They are newsgroups (aka
>usenet), which were around long before html took over the web. 
>Google merely links to them, just as it links to most everything
>else.
>
>If you use a newreader (or some browsers) you can access newsgroups
>directly through a newserver.  Some free one's exist but they are
>generally limited in scope.  For $6/mo I subscribe to a server that
>gives access to everything out there, and believe me, there is a
>LOT out there....in every imaginable topic (I'm not referring only
>to computing).  There are at least 20 NG's in comp.os.os2.* that
>are os2 specific, some are quite active while others are full of
>poison.  A notable difference from the yahoo groups is that it most
>are not moderated.
>
>Google for 'free nntp server' to find a server and see what is
>available, you download a list of NG's (last time I checked there
>were around 100k groups).  Hope you have a LOT of spare time
>available.  Using a full blown newsgroup reader is much more
>efficient than a browser.
>
>Have fun,
>jon

Thomas,
I use the NG reader in SeaMonkey [a.k.a., Mozilla Suite], and find it
generally quite adequate [A debate that can take on a life of its own!]
 You may want to check with your ISP [assuming you have one other than
Yahoo] for access to a 'free nntp server.'  I have found that, while
not advertised very well, many/most ISPs provide such servers to their
users.

Happy New Year to all!
Carl