|font:Courier New||B:0|To access newsgroups from a service like AOL, just click on the corresponding icon. Many graphical browsers let you do the same thing.  If you're using a text-based Internet service, typing nn , rn  or tin automatically loads "newsreader" software; from there, you select the groups you want to read. |CR||CR||CR||CR||CR||CR||B:1|1/2^|font:Courier New||B:O|Newsgroups tend to be freewheeling, uncensored, and noisy.  Anyone can participate, and those who do don't necessarily have a vested interest in adding value to the discussion.  If you want to find useful information in a newsgroup, you have to go out there and invest some time in digging for the good stuff.|CR||CR||CR||CR||CR||B:1|2/2|CR|