Just a few benefits of Google Groups. 1. Dynamic conversations: Postings to both Usenet and mailing lists appear in 10 seconds and are indexed within 10 minutes. 2. Enhanced user interface: You can track and mark topics using the "My Groups" feature, and view postings in several ways, including by message summary, title, or conversation view. 3. Group Alerts: You can can get e-mail alerts only when specific topics or words are posted. 4. End user control: Its easy to to join or remove yourself from the list. 5. Member profiles: Each member can have his or her own profile. Tell the rest of the group about yourself. 6. Clickable links that are not cut off for no reason. 7. Rating posts: Ratings help indicate which posts you find most helpful. When you're browsing a group, you can rate a post and your rating will become part of that post’s overall rating. 8. Starring topics: Starring a topic allows you to easily follow an important thread or favorite topic. 9. Advanced search: Want to find an old post. search by date, word, phrase, author. anything 10. Fully integrated archives going back more then 20 years. 11. a moderator that "IS" available. .......more available