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From: packer@chrpserv.gsfc.nasa.gov (Charles Packer)
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Subject: Re: How can I access USENET articles database on my computer ?
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Date: 10 Feb 90 03:07:58 GMT
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The previous article in this thread described the two methods of
organizing the Usenet news process.

The disadvantage of the NNTP method is that the message database is
not available for perusal by means other than the news reader,
since the files reside on a different computer than the user's.

At least one progammer on the net is developing a modified version
of the nntp reader that simply sucks messages off the server into
your computer.