Aol is a quick fix incorporating all that is worst in tch boards. You get a tiny window (an AOL special) and it takes forever to post (not even Google does that any more.)
You message is wiped as soon as you post and you can neither see where you are going nor where you have been. Also it looks as naff as hell.
I use Mailgate Org but they are not looking for new members. Google posts I make show up on it fine but it loses some of the others and people like Huge show up but the message wont open.
You have to get help with setting up another newsgroup server. I have never been able to suss it out.