As far as I know there is not built-in newsgroup reader included with the Mac.
However, the email client in MS Office for Mac, Entourage, is also a newsgroup reader. Office for Mac is included on each new Mac as a trial version.
There are a number of Freeware/Shareware/Commercial newsgroup readers available as downloads from the Internet.
Unison gets decent reviews, MacSoup, Hogwasher and MT-Newswatcher are also available.
Hope this helps
P
I am ready to pull the trigger on my first Mac, after using PC's for the last 15 yrs.
After doing all the research possible, on the included software, I can't find anything regarding reading and posting to Usenet text groups. Is there any programs included in the software bundle to utilize Usenet??
It may seem like a dumb question, but Usenet is very important to me, and it has always been a part of Windows, and I am totally baffled why it wouldn't be included. I am subscribed to about a dozen newsgroups, and this would be a deal breaker for me.
Any information would be greatly appreciated.

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