In message <0Pt2SRFl7cVxEsBdi3p5V=SEZK0z@4ax.com> you wrote:

> On Wed, 31 Dec 2008 12:41:03 GMT, Mike Clark 
> sharpened a new quill and scratched:
> 
> >In message  you wrote:
> >
> >> Does anyone still use uk.rec.caving?  If not, where do you all hang
> >> out?
> >> 
> >> John
> >> 
> >
> >As you've gathered not many still use this forum. There is a lot of
> >activity on the ukcaving.com forum.
> >
> >Mike
> 
> The advantage of newsgroups over these new-fangled web based groups is
> that one click downloads every message for every interest you have in
> clean, pure, unsullied text.
> 

Yes which is why I still monitor and use a number of newsgroups.

Mike
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