Help downloading this site

On 11/30/2005 08:09, three-eight-hotel wrote:

dohh! I was a little premature!

I've got the newsreader ready, but couldn't connect to google groups
(It appeared to be downloading as I was responding to this thread, but
I found out that google groups doesn't support news readers). What are
the URL's to these aviation usenet sites, so I can plug it into the
newsreader? I imagine I will have to sign up...

Thanks!
Todd


Your ISP will have a host assigned at the NNTP server. Go to their
web site and look at their support pages.

I don't use Outlook, but it must have some feature to add a NNTP news
account - you just plug in the stuff from your ISP and then subscribe
to the newsgroups.

--
Mark Hansen, PP-ASEL, Instrument Airplane
Sacramento, CA

I don't use Outlook, but it must have some feature to add a NNTP news
account - you just plug in the stuff from your ISP and then subscribe
to the newsgroups.

You're exactly right (Outlook as an option to add an NNTP news
account)... I will check it out. Thanks!

"three-eight-hotel" wrote in message
oups.com...
dohh! I was a little premature!

I've got the newsreader ready, but couldn't connect to google groups
(It appeared to be downloading as I was responding to this thread, but
I found out that google groups doesn't support news readers). What are
the URL's to these aviation usenet sites, so I can plug it into the
newsreader? I imagine I will have to sign up...

Thanks!
Todd


Google Groups isn't a newsserver. It is a Web site the displays and allows
posting to USENET. What you need to set up your newsreader is the name of
your ISP's newsserver. Most would be something like

news.ISPNAME.net As an example if your ISP is comcast it might be
news.comcast.net.

three-eight-hotel wrote:
dohh! I was a little premature!

I've got the newsreader ready, but couldn't connect to google groups
(It appeared to be downloading as I was responding to this thread, but
I found out that google groups doesn't support news readers). What are
the URL's to these aviation usenet sites, so I can plug it into the
newsreader? I imagine I will have to sign up...

You will need to connect to a news server. Your Internet Service Provider (ISP)
probably has one that you can use, or you can subscribe to any number of pay
servers. Call your ISP or go to your ISP's help web page and ask them the
address of their news server. It will probably be something like
"news.ispname.com".

Dave

Gig 601XL Builder wrDOTgiaconaATcox.net wrote:
: Todd if you have a PC you probably already have a pretty good newsreader
: installed. Outlook Express has come with every version of Windows for years.

Be a little leery of Outlook Express or Outlook. They have the standard
Microsoft worm/virus/executable script/executable jpeg/general security
issues. Before I switched to *nix I used a program called Microplanet
Gravity to read news. I have also heard that Xnews and Forte Free Agent
are superior news clients.
--
Aaron C.

I copied the files from my current PC and will try to install them at home and
on my new office PC. Google leaves a lot to be desired IMHO.


Trip

In article . com, says...

You're welcome!

It's the simple way to get in, from just about any PC, and your
settings are based on you logon, so you don't have to install anything
to access the content.

If you are using one computer all the time, the newsreaders and other
available software make for a much nicer interface! I'd like to look
into installing something on my home PC, when I have the time... ;-)

Best Regards,
Todd

Tell me how!!!!!! ) I have Pro, too.


Trip


In article . com, says...

hmmm... I forgot about that! I'm actually using Office Professional
for XP and have the full version of Outlook. I just found the
newsreader.... I just downloaded the google groups... Cool!!! Thanks!

Aaron Coolidge wrote:

I have also heard that Xnews and Forte Free Agent
are superior news clients.


I have been using XNews for the last few years and am very happy with it. It's quick, stable, and clean
user interface.

Mike