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I suspect yes, because Lotus Notes was briefly very fashionable for corporate communication, and apparently supported NNTP, according to this article (PC Magazine, 24 Feb 1998):

https://books.google.co.uk/books?id=C5-l28dcz50C&pg=PA186&lp...

(if the link doesn't work, search for NNTP Lotus Notes)