Hello all, thought I'd better pop a quick post in to introduce myself I'm based in London, and have been pottering about in my own garden for about five or six years, and have been gardening professionally for about six months (garden design and garden maintenance). My speciality is herbs, particularly their uses, so hopefully I might be able to help others as well as pick up lots of tips myself!

In other news, I'm studying part-time for my degree with the Open University (three years down, hopefully just another three to go but who knows), have gained the RHS General Certificate this year and am just about to start studying for the Advanced certificate. I'm an admin on one forum site, and a moderator on another, as well as running my own websites, and what with also running a small web design and hosting business with a friend, time is in somewhat short supply so I must apologise if I have a tendancy to be a lurker! I've had a good browse through your forums today and they're packed full of useful goodies, so hopefully I'll feel at home here My partner is a very new bonsai enthusiast, so if I turn up in that forum it's more likely than not on his behalf LOL

Right, that's enough rambling now, just thought I ought to introduce myself a bit.

Emma

"HedgeWytch" wrote in
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I've had a good
browse through your forums today and they're packed full of useful
goodies, so hopefully I'll feel at home here

But this is not a forum. This is uk.rec.gardening, which is a
newsgroup. Why don't you participate in it directly, rather than
indirectly via Gardenbanter? If you do, you will be able to have
unmoderated access to our newsgroup.

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Franz

Hi Franz,
I've never participated in a newsgroup before - how does one do that?

Thanks,

Emma

"HedgeWytch" wrote in
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Franz Heymann Wrote:
"HedgeWytch" wrote in
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But this is not a forum. This is uk.rec.gardening, which is a
newsgroup. Why don't you participate in it directly, rather than
indirectly via Gardenbanter? If you do, you will be able to have
unmoderated access to our newsgroup.

[snip]

Hi Franz,
I've never participated in a newsgroup before - how does one do
that?

Use Outlook Express
Look in the LH column, marked "Folders"
Click on "news.xxxx.yyyy"
Click on "newsgroups"
Pick one
Subscribe to it. (Subscribing is free)
That's it.

The convention in newsgroups is to put your reply in the body of the
thread, at the point to which you are replying, with a blank line
above and below.

The number of "" in a line allows you to keep tabs on how many
iterations back that line was written

Good luck

Franz

Hi Franz, I wonder if you could help me as well. I've never participated in a newsgroup before and am trying to do the same as HedgeWytch - however everytime I try this I come up against the 'Internet Connection Wizard' which asks me to type the name of the Internet News (NNTP) server my Internet service provider has given me - do you know how I can find out what that is. I've been through Outlook Express 'Help' but not getting very far.

Jay Jay

In message , jay jay
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Hi Franz, I wonder if you could help me as well. I've never
participated in a newsgroup before and am trying to do the same as
HedgeWytch - however everytime I try this I come up against the
'Internet Connection Wizard' which asks me to type the name of the
Internet News (NNTP) server my Internet service provider has given me -
do you know how I can find out what that is.

Which ISP?

You need to get the info from your ISP - it is probably on their website
somewhere in the help section, or phone or email them.

Ii is normally of something of the form:

new.isp_name.net
--
Chris French and Helen Johnson, Leeds
urg Suppliers and References FAQ:
http://www.familyfrench.co.uk/garden/urgfaq/index.html

"jay jay" wrote in message
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Franz Heymann Wrote:
"HedgeWytch" wrote in
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Franz Heymann Wrote:-
"HedgeWytch" wrote in
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But this is not a forum. This is uk.rec.gardening, which is a
newsgroup. Why don't you participate in it directly, rather than
indirectly via Gardenbanter? If you do, you will be able to have
unmoderated access to our newsgroup.

[snip]--
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Hi Franz,
I've never participated in a newsgroup before - how does one do-
that?

Use Outlook Express
Look in the LH column, marked "Folders"
Click on "news.xxxx.yyyy"
Click on "newsgroups"
Pick one
Subscribe to it. (Subscribing is free)
That's it.

The convention in newsgroups is to put your reply in the body of
the
thread, at the point to which you are replying, with a blank line
above and below.

The number of "" in a line allows you to keep tabs on how many
iterations back that line was written

Good luck

Franz

Hi Franz, I wonder if you could help me as well. I've never
participated in a newsgroup before and am trying to do the same as
HedgeWytch - however everytime I try this I come up against the
'Internet Connection Wizard' which asks me to type the name of the
Internet News (NNTP) server my Internet service provider has given
me -
do you know how I can find out what that is. I've been through
Outlook
Express 'Help' but not getting very far.

I think you will get there quickest by ringing the helpline of your
ISP.

Franz

jay jay wrote
Hi Franz, I wonder if you could help me as well. I've never
participated in a newsgroup before and am trying to do the same as
HedgeWytch - however everytime I try this I come up against the
'Internet Connection Wizard' which asks me to type the name of the
Internet News (NNTP) server my Internet service provider has given me -
do you know how I can find out what that is. I've been through Outlook
Express 'Help' but not getting very far.

Your ISP should have a help page giving these details - here are some
typical examples:
http://www.tiscali.co.uk/help/ataglance.html
- note the 'usenet' server name given
- typically it will only work when you
are dialled in to them.
http://www.wanadoo.co.uk/help/otherh...enewssetup.htm

But it is possible, and indeed sometimes preferable, to use a
newsgroup feed other than your ISP. I use http://www.individual.net/
.. Once registered you can access newsgroups no matter what your
connection method. And thier setup help includes programmes other
than microsoft, something that the ISPs can rarely be bothered to to:
http://www.individual.net/config.html