You could download a news reader (I liked slrn; other people like tin or trn or pan; but there&#x27;s a bunch of others) and find a free text server.<p>Or you could download INN and set up your own local group for you and your friends.<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eyrie.org&#x2F;~eagle&#x2F;software&#x2F;inn&#x2F;&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.eyrie.org&#x2F;~eagle&#x2F;software&#x2F;inn&#x2F;&#x2F;</a><p>(Perhaps INN isn&#x27;t the best server to start with! Maybe Diablo is better.)<p><a href="http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.openusenet.org&#x2F;" rel="nofollow">http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.openusenet.org&#x2F;</a>