![]() ![]() The term “subscribe” is used in reference to how you set up your computer and software. (Don’t be frightened by the term “subscribe.” Nowhere is there ever a subscriber list. You “subscribe” to a group by telling the software in your own computer to check the messages in a particular group. A newsreader (ie.Outlook Express) is needed on the user’s computer to read articles and download attached files. And anyone wishing to read or post messages in a particular group, does so by connecting to a Usenet server across an internet connection. ![]() Except that instead of addressing messages to an individual, they are addressed to a group. Originally set up to allow academics and others in specialized fields to engage in group discussions with their peers across the globe, it has since evolved into an uncensored system of exchanging virtually anything that can be transmitted between computers. Usenet is older than the internet itself. I don't know what Usenet really is, so I thought maybe someone else don't know: ![]()
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