What are you looking for? The best search engine for the web is MetaCrawler. If you want, you can even see what others are searching with MetaSpy, which even has an optional filter to edit out searches with 18-and-over content.
If you are looking for a good newsgroup, look no further. alt.games.starcraft is the place for starcraft gamers to talk strategy and help each other out. If you are looking for a non-starcraft group, DejaNews can help you find one. Or, maybe you are looking for a news SERVER that you can read off of. demonews.mindspring.com is a news server that is free to read off, although you can't post messages there. You should check with your ISP(Internet Service Provider), because most offer a free server to post and read on. If maybe you think the Netscape/Internet Explorer news browsers stink, you can download Forte Free Agent at Forte inc.'s Web site.
If you are looking for files, on the other hand, you can go to Cnet's Download.com. There is also a Shareware.com for shareware-only searches.
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