Hi Mark,Here is part of a message Andrew Hodgson sent to Access-uk when I asked much the same question as you are asking now, but please note that the quoted piece of the message is a few years out of date, so things may have changed, but I am sure Andrew can clarify the situation if he's still on the list.
"If you want text groups only then go with the free provider http://news.individual.net (formerly news.cis.dfn.de) " I hope this helps.Alexander Shannon
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