Newsgroup setup

  • Thread starter Thread starter Dmarque
  • Start date Start date
D

Dmarque

I am new to using newsgroups. I do not know how to set
it up properly. When I went into Outlook Express to set
up the Newsgroups I was asked for my NTTP address
provided. How do I find what that is?

Thanks
 
I am new to using newsgroups. I do not know how to set
it up properly. When I went into Outlook Express to set
up the Newsgroups I was asked for my NTTP address
provided. How do I find what that is?

Thanks
----------------------------------------------------
 
The address is msnews.microsoft.com

--
My experimental website under construction:
http://techxp.freewebpages.org/index.html
Disclaimer: Some of the information is un-checked!
I'm making this for fun as of now.
Tell me what you think, E-mail me!
**The site has been completely uploaded again with changes to browser
compatibility. It should look OK in Mozilla, Netscape, Opera and IE now
(All under Windows OS).
 
I am new to using newsgroups. I do not know how to set
it up properly. When I went into Outlook Express to set
up the Newsgroups I was asked for my NTTP address
provided. How do I find what that is?

Thanks
---------------------------------------------------

Forgot to Paste before I sent!!!


Step by step instructions to set up a newsgroup.

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resources.htm#setupmsnews
Or:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/directory/worldwide/en-gb/newsout.asp
Or:
http://home.earthlink.net/~fightingfinn/nntp_posting.html
Almost everything you could think to ask:
http://home.mchsi.com/~resident.resident/newsgroups.htm

Bruce
 
Dmarque said:
I am new to using newsgroups. I do not know how to set
it up properly. When I went into Outlook Express to set
up the Newsgroups I was asked for my NTTP address
provided. How do I find what that is?
Click to expand...

That is the server used to provide the news posts. For example you can
find all these microsoft.public ones (but nothing else) at
msnews.microsoft.com

Your ISP probably runs one - something like news.ispname.com or
news.ispname.net

BTW when setting it up I strongly suggest that you 'munge' the e-mail
address that you put in so as to make it more difficult for spammers to
pick it up - see the one in my sig for example. The Human eye can
remove the DEL8 - programs are less sophisticated
 
Alex said:
That is the server used to provide the news posts. For example you
can find all these microsoft.public ones (but nothing else) at
msnews.microsoft.com

Your ISP probably runs one - something like news.ispname.com or
news.ispname.net

BTW when setting it up I strongly suggest that you 'munge' the e-mail
address that you put in so as to make it more difficult for spammers
to
pick it up - see the one in my sig for example. The Human eye can
remove the DEL8 - programs are less sophisticated
Click to expand...
In addition to Mr. Nicol's excellent advice, here is more information
about newsgroups:


Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are
some links to information about newsgroups to broaden your posting
pleasure!

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=/support/news/howto
default.asp (enter url on one line in browser addressbar)
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly


Malke
 
Back
Top