Hi Andrew, Of course, you're right about this probably being used with a local group. I was looking for information on newsgroup readers from a University site -- not Usenet per se. There are a number of other commercial products (WebCT, Blackboard, etc.) that handle functions like discussions and assignments and quizzes in time-stamped secure format.
I'm just assuming they want to use a fairly standard newsreader package, but with SSL support for some discussion and a relatively simple interface. >Hi esther and all, > >You may have hit on something here but I don't know how well it would >fly and don't have a way to test it as my windows box which has ssh >on it doesn't have any apps I can run remotely. The senario though >is this, he could run ssh or ftp for that matter if it would be of >use from the Mac and if the target has an iinterface which can be >used, that might work. Along those liines, why could safari or lynx >not be used? On Wednesday, January 11, 2006, at 03:19AM, Andrew Hodgson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >Hi, > >I would doubt very much if usenet groups would be used to submit assignments, >but there may be local groups used for discussion purposes. Tin won't have >ready SSL support, but it could be added using Sltunnel. You really wouldn't >want to use Tin in terminal anyway - TRN would be a much better choice, or >SLRN. > >Andrew. > > >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] on behalf of [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Sent: Wed 11/01/2006 12:47 >To: General discussions on all topics relating to the use of Mac OS X by >theblind >Subject: Re: News Group reader question once again > >David, > >I suspect that the issue here isn't just accessibility. If Larry needs >this for newsgroups for his classes with SSL support it is probably >because it will be used for receiving and submitting assignments >in secure fashion from students. I thought of tin, but I'm not >sure how the secure aspect would work running in terminal. Is >there any ssh or sftp equivalent mode of interaction there? > >Just my thoughts. > >Esther > >On Wednesday, January 11, 2006, at 02:06AM, David Poehlman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >wrote: > >>Larry and all, >> >>I saw it said on this list that os x news is accessible. If it is >>and your news groups are compatible with it, we need to figure out >>how to get it to work for you. The only other option I have for you >>is tin which you can get through darwin ports and run in terminal. >> >>-- >>Jonnie Apple Seed >>With his: >>Hands-On Technolog(eye)s >> >> >>On Jan 10, 2006, at 10:30 PM, Larry Wanger wrote: >> >>Hi, >> >>Sorry to bug you all with this again. I've tried Thunderbird, >>Entourage and OSXNews now with no success. I specifically need a >>news reader that will help me to subscribe to my groups for my >>classes. More specifically, I need one that supportts SSL or secure >>connections. OSXNews was my best hope but it will not work because >>it won't support SSL. Any further suggestions? >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
