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From: lmbailey@vela.acs.oakland.edu (Laurana Bailey)
Newsgroups: comp.sys.amiga.datacomm
Subject: Re: Recieving NEWS from BBS's
Message-ID: <6548@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
Date: 23 May 91 17:22:13 GMT
References: <1991May23.093144.1@titan.kingston.ac.uk>
Organization: Lemming-Aid 1992 - Benefit Concert To Save The Lemmings
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In article <1991May23.093144.1@titan.kingston.ac.uk> as_m332@titan.kingston.ac.uk (The Warlock) writes:
>
>	Does anyone know if it is possible to recieve these Newsgroups
>	outside the academic community ?  What I want to do is recieve
>	and contribute to them on my Amiga via a modem from home.  Are
>	there any bulletin boards  or  user groups  which  support the
>	Newsgroups (particularly alt.* and comp.*) ?
>
>		Many thanks for any help,
>			Sean Eaton (Maths, Kingston Poly, England)
>			as_m332@uk.ac.king.titan


UUCP is available which will let your machine work as sort-of a point
(Using FidoNet terminology) from your local university. Also Dialog
Pro BB/OS has the distinction of being the only BBS for the Amiga with
UseNet abilities. It is VERY expensive, but everyone I know who owns
it enjoys it. 























































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