chicagofan wrote:
Beorc Kano wrote:
On May 3, 3:33 pm, chicagofan<[email protected]> wrote:
Beorc Kano wrote:
On May 3, 8:35 am, WLS<[email protected]> wrote:
Beorc Kano wrote:
I've been trying and trying to get a newsgroup reader, so as to have
access to various other functions (blocking messages by certain
obnoxious
(or insane) users being one of those functions) that Google Groups
doesn't seem to provide. I found and downloaded both Thunderbird and
Seamonkey... and I can't figure out how to set up the newsreader
to pick
up the newsgroup. I've looked through the help files and FAQ's,
and...
nuthin'.
The error message I keep getting when I click the 'Manage my
subscriptions' link is thus;
"Failed to connect to server alt.religion.wicca."
I know it can be done, as others tap into the newsgroup with other
newsreaders. I'm just technotarded enough that I can't figure it
out. Any
help would be hot.
Thanks guys!
Well, since alt.religion.wicca is a newgroup and not a server. That
is why
you get that error.
First you have to set up your newsgroup account to connect to a
server,
then subscribe to the alt.religion.wicca newsgroup.
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Thanks... I knew I was doing something wrong. How do I figure out which
server to connect to? as i said, i have never done this before, so
it is a
bit of a learning experience for me.
Who is your internet service provider? If they don't provide a free
newsgroup
service, there are a few you can try, or you can pay for a service
you may like
better.
Here's a link [below] to one of the free news services you could try.
They tell
you how to set up your newsreader to access their news server.
http://www.eternal-september.org/
bj
Thanks, I'll try to get that other one to work. So far, I've
downloaded Seamonkey and Thunderbird, both in an attempt to be able to
use them and newsreaders. I guess i just don't know how to properly
configure it. I don't know what the server address is. I know it's
going to be something so simple and so stupid, and I'll feel like a
'tard, but I figure everyone has to start somewhere, and better late
than never.
I don't know what you mean by "other one". You have to sign up for an
outside news server, if your ISP doesn't provide one, to get the address
for SM [or Thunderbird] to access the newsgroups. They are useless for
reading newsgroups without a newsgroup service provided by someone.
The server address will be provided by the service you choose. Who is
your ISP?
bj
By other one, i meant the 'eternal-september'. I got into it, and I've
been moving around on there for a bit, asking questions and such. I
didn't know about new servers before tonight, so, yeah, that shows how
new I am to this. I am able to access their newsgroups, for support for
their news server, but I can't seem to get my username and password to
validate. i keep getting an 'invalid credentials' error when I set
Thunderbird or Seamonkey to auto request authentification (which they
require, as I'm sure you know). I put in my username and password, and I
am certain that they are correct... I'm just getting error after error
here... >_<
But hey, at least I can use the two programs I downloaded (TB and SM) in
order to troubleshoot those two programs. XD
Is there a waiting period, perhaps? I've tried changing my password, I
tred with the password they supplied to me, so on and so forth. Maybe I
should try making a new account?
My ISP is CableOne, sorry, I forgot to put that in the last one. >_<
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