I already use Thunderbird but have not heard of using RSS (which I already use in TB for site feeds) to subscribe to News Feeds! What about being able to post to them though, I do need that on occasion.
WHile we're at it, how would I go about finding the feed URL for this group?? On 6/17/05, Roger Wilkerson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > Alex, have you thought about switching to Thunderbird email and news > reader client? It can subscribe you to rss feeds that all of the major > portals, publications and even groups like this one has. You get a check for > new stories each time you run your email client. > > That is one of the main reasons that I like Thunderbird. Email, news > stories, everything right there in one place. > > Roger > > At 01:25 PM 6/17/2005 -0600 Alex Davidson wrote: > >I was hoping for completely free - teranews wants $3.95 to set up an > >account. Maybe I'll make do with Google Groups :-/ > >I'm not a heavy user but I do have a group that I read daily and when I > want > >to get an answer on a programming issue I'm fighting with then usenet can > be > >very useful. > > > >On 6/17/05, Hugh Gundersen <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >> On Fri, 17 Jun 2005 10:27:32 -0600, you wrote: > >> > >> >Well I threw caution to the wind and gave them my CC # and all was > >> >fine until today... > >> > > >> >Bubbanews.com <http://Bubbanews.com> <http://Bubbanews.com> seems to > have dropped off the face > >> of the earth - > >> >http://www.bubbanews.com says "This domain name expired on 06/11/2005 > >> >and is pending renewal or deletion" > >> > > >> >Any other suggestions for free newsgroup servers? > >> > > >> >On 2/16/05, Aditya Mishra <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> ----- Original Message ----- > >> >> > >> >> > >> >> > And provide a credit card for a free account?? Yeah right! > >> >> It is just for verification. > >> >> I have never been charged penny. > >> > >> > >> I use these as a backup for incomplete files. I use the "free service" > but > >> the paid for service , I think, is quite reasonable. > >> > >> http://www.teranews.com/ > >> > >> If you don't mind using a UK newserver then my ISP offer outside > >> connections for around $30 mth - no band width restrictions and not > >> censored - all the warez and sex you want with all the nice stuff > thrown > >> in > >> too...... > >> > >> www.clara.co.uk <http://www.clara.co.uk> <http://www.clara.co.uk> or > www.clara.net <http://www.clara.net><http://www.clara.net> -- ---------------------------------------- WIN-HOME Archives: http://PEACH.EASE.LSOFT.COM/archives/WIN-HOME.html Contact the List Owner about problems: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Unofficial Win-Home List Members Profiles Page http://winhome.wavijo.com/
