On 29.07.02 20:05, Jay Garcia Replied As Follows: --- Original Message ---
> On 29.07.02 19:46, Jay Garcia Replied As Follows: > > --- Original Message --- > >> On 29.07.02 15:51, Brian Heinrich Replied As Follows: >> >> --- Original Message --- >> >>> On 29 Jul 2002, it is alleged that Michael D Richards sauntered in to >>> netscape.public.mozilla.mail-news and loudly proclaimed: >>> >>>> >>>>> 1. News won't allow me to create muliple accounts that have the same >>>>> server. >>>>> I want to be able to organize groups from the same server by creating >>>>> multiple accounts. >>>> >>>> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41929 >>>> >>>> That's freakin' annoying. >>>> >>>> I've had some luck getting around this with mail accounts by creating >>>> them with dummy server names, then editing the prefs.js file. I don't >>>> know if there are any other problems associated with doing this. >>> >>> I think he was talking about NNTP or S/NNTP (/i.e./, having different sets >>> of NGs from the same server accessible as different news account), not POP >>> or IMAP. You're talking about something very different (altho' >>> http://bugzilla.mozilla.org/show_bug.cgi?id=41929#c8 would seem to fit this >>> situation). >>> >>> You and flacco ought to get together, tho' I think he just wants multiple- >>> identity/alias support; 41929 seems to be something a bit different. :-P >>> >>> /b. >>> >> >> May even be able to set this server up THREE times using the alias's >> >> [secnews.netscape.com] >> Translated Name: ripley.aoltw.net >> IP Address: 204.29.187.156 >> Alias: secnews.netscape.com >> Alias: secnews.aoltw.net >> > > Drat ... Meant SECNEWS, not THIS one ... :-[ > > Still can do: > > [news.mozilla.org] > Translated Name: ripley.aoltw.net > IP Address: 204.29.187.156 > Alias: news.mozilla.org > Alias: moznews.aoltw.net > Seems like CAN'T do ... Cannot POST to the alias. Oh well .... -- Jay Garcia - Netscape Champion Novell MCNE-5/CNI-Networking Technologies-OSI UFAQ - http://www.UFAQ.org ** Post To Group ONLY, do NOT email **
