chris French wrote:

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Rusty_Hinge writes
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from David W EEE Roberts contains these words:

I fel happy for you, but perhaps you could tell me if either version
will accept a user name and pasword for a newsgroup, and if so where the
settings are located within the overall setings?

Not sure what you mean - you just down and upload new posts to
newsgroups - there's no username or password needed.

However, that might be the way independent news *SERVERS* operate.


It does.

If you are using your ISP's news server then you don't normally need to
authenticate as it knows who you are.

If you are using a third party new server then you need to authenticate
(otherwise anyone could just log on and post - spammer heaven )

Does it maybe just ask for the username password combo when you connect
to the server?

Wierd.

Wasn't doing that last week - does it now.
Password manager then offers to save it for you.

I must have had a typo in the configuraton.

Even so, I prefer the 'knode' interace.

I am also underwhelmed by the diagnostics output by Thunderbird when it
fails to connect.

Now to compare the two for filtering capabilities.

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from David W EEE Roberts contains these words:

I@ve got an Eee too, but haven't set up a newsreader on that, yet - this
is a rather heavy full tower - on wheels, but not mobile thereby!


If it is the Linux version you already have Knode there - jut well
concealed.

It is.

If you start a terminal session (cntrl+alt+t) and then type knode in the
terminal window it will start.

Safest to type 'nohup knode&' as this detaches it from the terminal session
and allows it to run independantly.

knode has the configuration settings for authentication to a third party
news server.

Ah. Ta. I will usually be using Zetnet's news server, but it's always
handy to have a backup.

I would prefer Pan, however, as I like the interface better.

Doesn't that turn the saliva red?

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Rusty
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