Google Groups Beta

"Jay Honeck" wrote in message
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I'm stuck using Google to access the groups when I'm at work. I've found
their version of the groups to be not without merit. It's not as good as
using Outlook Express (or Outlook) -- but it's better than some
newsreaders I've found.

What do you find so wrong with it?


I find it more difficult to track message threads compared to the previous
format. I think it's a step backward.

Steven P. McNicoll wrote:

I find it more difficult to track message threads compared to the
previous
format. I think it's a step backward.

Like Jay, I use it at work because I have no NNTP access. I've been
using Beta since it came out and it's been getting better. I think
the biggest problem was learning how to navigate groups with the new
interface. After using it for a few weeks, I finally got it set up so
that I can see the threads easily and navigate the groups that I
follow.

I used to just use the "advanced search" page to read the groups.
With Beta, I actually signed up and gave it the list of my preferred
groups. Like I said, it's not perfect by any standard, but it seems
to work OK once you get the hang of it.

John Galban=====N4BQ (PA28-180)