Re: alt.earthquake.predictions
Posted by Skywise on September 15, 2006 at 20:06:46:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet

Usenet is pretty much the original internet based bulletin board system. Google Groups is nothing more than a web based interface to usenet. A "newsgroup" is what each of the subject forums are called. When you post in a Google group, you are actually posting in a newsgroup on usenet.

Brian


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     ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Roger Hunter  20:28:43 - 9/15/2006  (40556)  (2)
        ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Skywise  22:18:30 - 9/15/2006  (40559)  (1)
           ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Roger Hunter  22:32:14 - 9/15/2006  (40560)  (1)
              ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Cathryn  23:54:13 - 9/15/2006  (40562)  (1)
                 ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Roger Hunter  07:57:48 - 9/16/2006  (40570)  (2)
                    ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Cathryn  12:51:27 - 9/16/2006  (40573)  (1)
                       ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Roger Hunter  13:31:40 - 9/16/2006  (40575)  (1)
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                                ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Cathryn  15:37:24 - 9/16/2006  (40579)  (0)
                    ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Roger Hunter  08:01:16 - 9/16/2006  (40571)  (1)
                       ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Cathryn  12:54:35 - 9/16/2006  (40574)  (1)
                          ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  17:34:21 - 9/16/2006  (40585)  (1)
                             ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Cathryn  21:10:06 - 9/16/2006  (40589)  (1)
                                ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Mike Williams in Arroyo Grande  06:59:09 - 9/17/2006  (40599)  (1)
                                   ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Cathryn  00:45:08 - 9/18/2006  (40607)  (0)
        ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Skywise  22:17:24 - 9/15/2006  (40558)  (1)
           ● Re: alt.earthquake.predictions - Cathryn  23:57:57 - 9/15/2006  (40563)  (0)