Lester,

L> you are not
L> missing something -it's the cost of a 'free' service

we (Marco Cantu and me) have offered Jason a free nntp + web
replacement that doesn't have these drawbacks - AFAICT it only needs
finalizing. But, you know, Jason appears to have many drawers in his
desk. ;-)

Ciao
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