Re: [UIP] Usenet Newbie Links

Rom <-@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
On Fri, 05 Sep 2008 00:49:01 -0700, Sidney Lambe wrote:

Rom <-@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
[...]
This URL has been previously discussed:

news://news.aioe.org/news.software.readers

Frank Slootweg has previously explained [*] why this is a good
starting point for "how to get *the majority of the biggest userbase*
to *a* newsreader/News-server. *That* is the largest hurdle".

The URL could be in a signature with a few lines of explanatory text.
[...]
Subject: Re: good windows newsreader
Newsgroups: news.software.readers
Date: 27 Apr 2008 18:15:34 GMT
Message-ID: <4814c2c6$0$71379$dbd49001@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
[...]
Do you have link that explains in detail how that works?

The second MID, still quoted above, explains how that works.
Relevant parts from that post below:

| It (OE/WM) *uses* the news-server part and - if needed -
| *configures* (a News Account for) the News server.

| OE/WM *do* configure themselves automatically!
| That is the whole point! I.e. even if the user has *never* used News on
| his system, this:
|
| news://news.aioe.org/news.software.readers
|
| entered is his *webbrowser* (normally IE) will:
|
| - Invoke OE/WM.
| - Create a News Account named "news.aioe.org" for the server
| news.aioe.org.
| - Will download the latest (normally 300) articles in
| news.software.readers from news.aioe.org.
| - Will present the (Subject/From/Sent/Size) list of these articles in
| the upper-right pane, ready for the user to start reading.
|
| And that is all done *fully automatically*.

| A user-name/email address is not needed
| until *posting* (and can be basically anything). And news.aioe.org does
| not need a password. That is why that server was selected in the
| previous GG->newsreader thread. So with such a URL you can completely
| set up a server/group combination for *reading* articles.
|
| Believe me, it *works*. I've tested this myself (several times for
| several servers and groups). This is one thing which Microsoft *did* do
| right. Perhaps hard/'unpleasant' to believe (for some), but a fact
| nonetheless.


<http://news.individual.net/config.php> is good for configuring many
newsreaders and could be used as a general guide for other servers.


Thanks for this, Rom. That's very useful.

I won't be reading any of the other new posts on the thread, but
I owed you this reply because of my request.

Have you noticed that the Usenet has more than its share of neurotic
individuals who have the screaming meamies if someone refuses to
take their advice? And/or simply cannot accept the fact that they
have lost an argument?

If you wish to reply here, I'll read it, but otherwise any replies
will be ignored.

Oh yeh. Have you noticed also that these neurotic individuals are
willing to argue from now until the end of time?

I guess that's what they are actually into, arguing. I'm not.
There are all sorts of things that I find more rewarding.

SL

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Relevant Pages

  • Re: Is there a group for Outlook Express errors and questions? TIA
    ... Oh, and set up a new news account using msnews.microsoft.com as the server, that way you'll get all the MS groups. ... Outlook Express encountered an unexpected problem while displaying this message. ... Check your computer for low memory or low disk space and try again. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: How to use thunderbird for this group?
    ... they have step by step what to enter for the server info. ... whoops, that'swww.cnntp.orgfor the webpage to sign up, the news server ... This should work some things you should know about reading newsgroups via a feed vs. an interface on google/other website - server space is limited so news servers will only keep between 5 days-couple weeks on their servers, so old messages are best read via google; you can get a premium news account at places like giganews that will hold 2-3 years worth of articles, but of course it's not free. ...
    (rec.games.pinball)
  • Re: old e-mail address
    ... or spam/crap mail will go to their server. ... Click on Tools, Accounts, click the news tab, highlight the ... news account if more than one and click properties. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • Re: old e-mail address
    ... or spam/crap mail will go to their server. ... Click on Tools, Accounts, click the news tab, highlight ... news account if more than one and click properties. ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support)
  • CEICW Fails at RegisterMSBOExchangeBP
    ... Ethernet adapter Server Local Area Connection: ... Call to Reading hardware selection returned ok. ... calling CNetCommit::ValidateRouterConnectionProperties. ... Call to Reading preferred DNS server IP returned ok. ...
    (microsoft.public.windows.server.sbs)