One of the post popular ways to access newsgroups is to use a specialized software application.

Software

You may be surprised to learn that if you using Windows, then you very probably already have a newsgroup reader installed on your PC. Microsoft Outlook Express is installed alongside Internet Explorer and contains both an e-mail client and also a newsgroup reader client. If you have the full Microsoft Outlook installed, Outlook uses Outlook Express as its newsgroup reader.

Here are a few applications you might like to check out:

	MS Outlook Express The one most of us use, because a) we're too lazy to install anything else, b) it works fine, so why fix it, and c) it integrates nicely into Microsoft Office and Internet Explorer.
	Forté Free Agent A very good, powerful newsgroup reader. A more advanced version Forté Agent is also available for a nominal fee.
	XanaNews This is a fairly new application. It is free and has a very clean look.

Setting up an account

Your Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will give you instruction on how to set up your newsgroup reader software, and the address of their newsgroup server. This is usually something like

where yourisp is the name of your ISP, and tld is your top-level domain, e.g. .com or .co.uk.

Psion newsgroups

These links below will open your default newsgroup reader and allow you to immediately subscribe to these groups.

• comp.sys.psion
• comp.sys.psion.announce
• comp.sys.psion.apps
• comp.sys.psion.comm
• comp.sys.psion.marketplace
• comp.sys.psion.misc
• comp.sys.psion.programmer
• comp.sys.psion.reviews

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Google Groups

Usenet Archive

"Google Groups contains the entire archive of Usenet discussion groups dating back to 1981. These discussions cover the full range of human discourse and provide a fascinating look at evolving viewpoints, debate and advice on every subject from politics to technology. Google's search feature enables users to access this wealth of information with the speed and efficiency of a Google web search, providing relevant results from a database containing more than 845 million posts."

Search and Post

Using your browser, point it to http://groups.google.com where you may search the Usenet archives for free. If you wish to post to a newsgroup using your browser you must sign-up with Google, but this is also free.

Psion newsgroups on Google Groups

The URLs for these newsgroups on Google Groups are:

• comp.sys.psion
• comp.sys.psion.announce
• comp.sys.psion.apps
• comp.sys.psion.comm
• comp.sys.psion.marketplace
• comp.sys.psion.misc
• comp.sys.psion.programmer
• comp.sys.psion.reviews