From: "Chris Jones" <cj7 AT ukc DOT ac DOT uk>
Newsgroups: comp.os.msdos.djgpp
Subject: Re: Win 2000 & Djgpp
Date: Tue, 22 Feb 2000 21:05:54 -0000
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> This thread just happened to call out regulars who get the mailing
> list (e.g. because their newsfeed sucks).

There are public NNTP servers with very complete feeds, if your ISP's feed
sucks - a list of some is here:
http://userwww.econ.hvu.nl/~pverweij/freenet.html

Although for people behind a proxy/firewall who can't use NNTP this doesn't
help much. Even so, I would have thought dejanews was easier than using a
mailing list.