From: jtbellq2f@presby.edu 
  
 In article <92aae574.0311091427.21931b42@posting.google.com>, 
 Shivakanth Mundru  wrote: 
 > 
 >I have been using groups.google.com to read and post to news groups. 
 >It takes between 3 to 9 hrs for google to post these. Is there any 
 >special reason for that? 
  
 Google Groups' main reason for existence is to provide a searchable 
 database of (ideally) every Usenet posting ever made, all 24 years' worth 
 of them.  It's optimized for quick searches over that huge database, not 
 for quick turnaround time for new postings. 
  
 >I dont want this wait time.I have been looking for a free news server 
 >where I can read and post. 
  
  
  
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