In case anybody's wondering why they would want to use a newsreader and what this whole NNTP thing is all about, I made a post explaining it and how it would be relevant to Dreamwidth. Essentially, think of a newsreader as a client that doesn't just let you post, but also lets you read communities, journals and feeds in your circle along with all the comments, in an interface remarkably similar to a threaded email client.

(By the way, Denise, your thing about the house makes me think of this xkcd comic!)