On Wed, 06 Dec 2000 05:49:45 GMT, in article
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Dave wrote:
> [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Richard Smith) wrote in <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>:
>
> >news://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape6.windows
> ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>
> Funny, the server returns a "no such group" error.
Hi, Dave
That is because you have got the URL wrong. The correct URL,
as given by Richard Smith, is
| snews://secnews.netscape.com/netscape.netscape6.windows
Please note the "snews://" not "news://".
I can confirm that the newsgroup exists (if you use "snews:").
> User-Agent: Xnews/03.08.28
I don't know whether Xnews supports "snews:", or only "news:".
Which ever way, you will need to use a newsreader that supports snews
(and not all newsreaders do).
If you are adding snews://secnews.netscape.com/ to Netscape
Messenger 4.7x, from the dialog at
Edit | Preferences | Mail & Newsgroups | Newsgroup Servers | Add
then to select "snews:" rather than "news:" you must check
the box
[x] Supports encrypted connections (SSL)
The default port for "news:" is 119, and for "snews:" is 563.
Ralph
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Please reply to the newsgroup. That is why it exists.
