1. To configure your access to Newsguy
on Thunderbird, select the Tools | Account
Settings... option from the main program menu,
then click the Add Account... button. Once
the New Account Setup dialog box appears,
check the Newsgroup account option and
click Next to continue.
2. You may be promoted for some basic
email and name information in the next couple of
steps. These are settings Thunderbird will use when
you post publicly to the newsgroups. You can enter
your personal preferences for those settings, then
select Next to continue.
When you reach the Server
Information dialog box, you will be asked
for the Newsgroup Server which can be entered in the field provided. Click Next to
continue.
3. The last setting Thunderbird would
need is the Account Name or nickname that
would appear on the program's Folder menu. Since
you may have other configurations, such as your
Internet providers setup, you can use the news
server address or simply "Newsguy".
Click Next when you are ready.
4. When you see the Congratulations screen
you can select the Finish button to save
your newsgroups account.. From the main program
window, highlight your selection from the Folders
pane and select the Manage newsgroup subscription
link. This would prompt you for your username and
password login settings.
5. Once you have logged in and
downloaded the master newsgroups list from Newsguy,
you can setup your subscribe list.
Tip #1: Within Options | Account
Settings... you can select your Newsguy
configuration and make some preference changes. As
an example you can determine which port number to
use. The default number 119 is setup normally, but
can switch to Newsguy's alternate NNTP port number
8080.
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