If you need access to Usenet Newsgroups, you can get these through your jellico.com account. (If you don't know what Usenet Newsgroups are chances are you don't need them! But if you are interested, see the description of newsgroups below).
You can use Outlook Express, Outlook or any other newsgroup reader you prefer to access newsgroups. Keep in mind though, if you choose to use something other than Outlook Express or Outlook our technicians may not be able to help you with it (because we just won't be familiar with your software) so if you use something else, know your software and how to use it.
Newsgroups are discussion groups that are open to anyone and the discussions can cover anything. These discussions are ongoing and are usually set up in a collection of topics.
Newsgroups developed as a result of interactive mailing lists. The first actual online conferencing system was called Delphi, which debuted in 1970. Although Delphi was slow, it did allow hundreds of researchers at multiple locations to participate in an organized, ongoing, international discussion group. Usenet (the UNIX User Network) was developed, with Duke University and the University of North Carolina being the first two sites to connect in 1979. Usenet became the online conferencing system of choice on the Internet.
It is important to note that Usenet is NOT the Internet or even a part of it. It operates parallel to and in conjunction with the Internet. While most sites carry Usenet newsfeeds, there is no direct or official relationship between the two.