Drev wrote:
> On Feb 29, 12:09 pm, "Rhainor" <rhai...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
>> "Drev" <drevlin...@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message
>>
news:724cb59c-b25e-4266-bcb4-5b525efefc05@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>>
>>> Haven't gotten a real one to work yet, any recommendations?
>> If you're using Windows, XP or Vista, its built-in mail client
(Outlook
>> Express for XP, Windows Mail for Vista; both effectively identical)
sup****ts
>> newsgroups. You'll need to know what news server to use, which is most
>> likely going to be one from your ISP (for example, mine is
>> news.east.earthlink.net). I wouldn't rule out the possibility that you
can
>> use any news server you have the address to, but it's generally best to
use
>> one that's located in the same region as you.
>
> After trying and trying I haven't a clue who is my colleges ISP, and
> no one else seems to know either, tried charter, yours some others I
> am just going to stick with google groups for now. Thanks though
> *sighs*
If you're in university, then ask your sysadmins or some geeks what your
Usenet server is. Also, your university also might not let you connect
to external news servers, so start with a free trial to see if you can
connect.
On Windows, many use Thunderbird, MozillaMail, or a cousin thereof to
read news, instead of the default ones.
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