On Jan 8, 2005, at 5:39 PM, Mark A. Lewis wrote:
No, I mean the vast majority of employers block 119 and do not offer news service. I realize you do not need a local server, but you have to be able to connect to pull it from somewhere...
Oh I see.
Well it certainly is possible to run a NNTP web-based newsreader (gmane uses one, for instance).
Also NNTP can be gated to mailing lists, and vice versa.
--Jim