Accessing Usenet News Groups

[Basil Chupin]

On 19/07/12 00:08, GaryT wrote:
> Liam Proven wrote:
>> On 10 July 2012 13:41, GaryT <taig at melbpc.org.au> wrote:
>>> Would someone help please.
>>>
>>> OS is Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid)
>>>
>>> I installed Pan newsreader from the Software Centre, completed the 
>>> Server
>>> configuration details, user name and password etc but when started, 
>>> Pan does
>>> not access the server. It is supposed to download and display a list of
>
> [BIG SNIP]
>
>> Try with Thunderbird.
>> This will help determine if it is a network problem.
>
> Thanks Liam.
> I didn't see your response until just now.
>
> The problem was solved quite easily in the end. In the Package Manager 
> I  simply marked it for reinstallation. The Package Manager obviously 
> did a better job than did the install process of the Ubuntu Software 
> Centre. It worked correctly when next started.
>
> One thing I don't get is your suggestion to try Thunderbird. I'm using 
> TB version 2.0.0.22 and cannot see anywhere how to access newsgroups.
> Am I behind the times?  Or am I missing something?
> Maybe both...  :-)

Well... how can one put this diplomatically without sounding harsh :-) .

The current official release of Thunderbird is 13.0.1......... :-) .

(But I also like to live on the bleeding edge and am using version 
17.0a.1 :-) .)

So, to say that you are behind the times is just a teeny weeny of an 
understatement :-) .

Nevertheless, ignoring what I have just wrote, your version of 
Thunderbird has the ability to handle Usenet newsgroups.

In Edit>Preferences>Account Settings>Account Actions>Add Other Accounts 
select Newsgroups.

Now you will have to wait while a list of some ~200,000 newsgoups gets 
downloaded to your computer following which you will have to go and 
select the ones you want to read :-) .

Nothing to it really. Piece of cake.....:-)

WARNING. Usenet newsgroups are not moderated and "anything and 
everything goes" - its a "free for all". Some of the things stated in 
the is equivalent to what you hear coming from the mouths of politicians 
:-D .

BC

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