"-keevill-" <keevill@gmail.com> wrote:

>Apart from using web based access to the groups ( which won't work for
>binaries in my case ) how can I get around this ? Can I use another port or
>something like that to trick my ISP?

For accessing the microsoft.public.* newsgroups, you can point your
newsreader at msnews.microsoft.com. For other groups, there are a
number of outfits that provide newsgroup access for a fee. One such
(just as a f'rinstance, I haven't used their service so can offer no
opinion on it) is Forte, Inc., the makers of the Agent newsreader.
Their offer can be found at http://www.forteinc.com/apn/index.php

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Tim Slattery
MS MVP(Shell/User)
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