In message , Peter Foldes
writes:
This is not a forum but it is a newsgroup. A bit of a difference don't
you think

Yes, but welcome him anyway!

OP (that's Original Poster): what you've "made an account" with is the
system by which you _access_ the newsgroup (such as Google groups); the
newsgroup itself (which isn't a web forum, though it may look like one,
depending on how you're accessing it) doesn't have accounts - anyone can
post.
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