Setting up OE for newsgroups

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-07 02:25pm

How do I do this?

~ver

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-01-07 02:49pm

Don't even bother, it royally stinks at newsgroups.

Especially if you want to give the binary groups a shot.

I'd go with Forte Agent.

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-07 03:13pm

I'm a big Xnews fan. Configuration examples for many newsreaders are available here, though the server information is specific to news.individual.net, of course.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-08 06:12am

Ok, I am going to attempt Forte Agent..

Now going by the directions on the site phong provided, I keep getting this error when I try to refresh the groups list:

~ver

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-08 10:54am

Did you type in the proper username and password (if your news server requires one)?

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-08 11:12am

phongn wrote:Did you type in the proper username and password (if your news server requires one)?

Ok this is what I am trying to figure out.

How do I know if my news server requires a password? Furthermore, what is a news server exactly.

~ver

phongn · Post by **phongn** » 2004-01-08 11:26am

You'll have to contact your ISP to find out the proper username and password.

Secondly, a newsserver is how you access USENET. Unlike web-based boards, no central server [pool] exists. Instead, you use a local server, which itself propagates your message to other service -- and those do the same to others.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-08 11:59am

Ok got that figured out; subscribed now to ASVS.

But it won't let me see the messages.

Something about 480 Authentication required.

~ver

Daltonator · Post by **Daltonator** » 2004-01-08 01:00pm

verilon wrote:Ok got that figured out; subscribed now to ASVS.

But it won't let me see the messages.

Something about 480 Authentication required.

You need your ISP username/password.

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-08 01:16pm

Daltonator wrote:
verilon wrote:Ok got that figured out; subscribed now to ASVS.

But it won't let me see the messages.

Something about 480 Authentication required.
You need your ISP username/password.

Tried that and it didn't give me ASVS in the group listing.

-curses this week-

~ver

Crayz9000 · Post by **Crayz9000** » 2004-01-08 02:00pm

Then your ISP server probably doesn't carry ASVS. Try news.individual.net instead (note: you will need to sign up for it, but it's as simple as sending an Email to them.)

Post by **haas mark** » 2004-01-08 02:15pm

Crayz9000 wrote:Then your ISP server probably doesn't carry ASVS. Try news.individual.net instead (note: you will need to sign up for it, but it's as simple as sending an Email to them.)

Ah ok. Done.

~ver