1. To configure your access to Newsguy on Thunderbird, select the Tools | Account Settings... option from the main program window, then click the Add Account... button. Once the Account Wizard 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 step, 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" so you can locate it easily. Click Next when you are ready.

4. When you see the Congratulations screen you can select the Finish button to save your Newsguy account configuration. From the main program window, highlight your Newsguy listing 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.