newsgroups..

[Croton]

what software is good to use to view newsgroups (free is good, btw)

and how do i subscribe to them? i am a newbie when it comes to newsgroups.....

thanks all.

 

[BoberFett]

What do you use for mail? Netscape and Outlook Express have a news reader.

 

[DAM]

yeah i use both, express and netscape, i prefer netscape reader though.





dam()

 

[kami]

I just use outlook

 

[Croton]

i use eudora pro, but i have outlook express on my computer...

how can i get to newsgroups using outlook express?
thanks.

 

[Locutus of Board]

Freeagent.

Best news reader.

 

[Mday]

oh god, you people suck...

free agent from forte...

go to www.forteinc.com

it's quite user friendly, there are some features that get more advanced, but, it's FREEEEEEEEE.

i use agent (the non-free version), but i had free agent before that...

just download, and browse the menu commands, and you're set.

if you know how to configure say, eudora, you know how to set up agent.

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LoB beat me while i was typing.

 

[yakko]

If you want a good free newsreader Use this I have been using it for about 4 years with no trouble at all and it is free.This program is far superior to outcrook or nutscrape.


Dammit Locutus of Board that is the link I posted.

 

[Mday]

xnews, i think, is another good one, but i found it annoying.

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outlook express is only good for TEXT ONLY stuffs... binaries, you gotta go somewhere else... like free agent.

 

[Croton]

thanks...
i'm going to try them this weekend...i'm at work behind a gov't firewall, so i don't dare try to get past it...

 

[Locutus of Board]

Beat you all to it.

 

[yakko]

Locutus of Board,

That's because I am at work and I type slow.

 

[BoberFett]

Just tried FreeAgent. Eh, nothing special. Outlook works for me.

 

[frostgiant]

Anyone know of a free newsgroup ISP that carries binaries?

 

[403Forbidden]

Newsbin Pro...

set it to auto download all those nice MP3's just sittin' there in the binaries news groups

 

[Croton]

how do i know my "News (NNTP) Server"??

i dial up to earthlink, if that helps.

 

[BCYL]

You can go to earthlink's website, they should have it listed somewhere...

You don't HAVE to logon to earthlink's newsgroup... if you are a part of an organization and they have a newsgroup server, you can logon to that one instead (ex. your company or your school)... just find out their nntp server address, and maybe the username and password to logon...

 

[Warrenton]

news.mt.net

thats my news server, no password required, availible from anywhere. Carries just about every major group.

 

[Croton]

i'm also a student from UCLA as well.....

do u guys happen to konw the news server for UCLA?

thanks for all your help, btw!

 

[dc]

Warrenton: you sure? it asks for authentication when i try to use it.

dc

 

[ultravox]

Newsbin...any one it's not free but I hear from some unscrupulous people that cracks are available....mine is registered. I also had Tiffny for awhile, that was also good.

 

[CrimsonKing]

Sorry to jump in so late. Can Outlook98/2000 read newsgroups or just Outlook Express?
Also, I just started using newsgroups (awesome resource - what was I thinking all these years?!?!) and I'm using OE. Does OE actually download the messages to my PC or not? Thanks a lot!

 

[mjquilly]

I'm looking for a program that scans the news groups and downloads the binary files. NOT JUST PICTURES. I don't really care for the porn on the newsgroups anyway...What do you guys use/reccomend?

**EDIT**

I'd prefer something free...