Opera 7.5 - Newsgroup Client for Microsoft Windows 

Links for Opera 7.5:  Browser | E-mail | Profiles |

Links for newsgroups:  Edit accounts | Passwords |

Links on this page:  NNTP Authentication |

 

Key Settings: 

The News server usually follows this format: news.ispname.com (or .net).  Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.

Note:  Your ISP may require you to enable NNTP authentication.

 

  Creating new newsgroups accounts:

Newsgroups are discussion groups.  You connect to a server and download them like e-mail.  You can read and even respond to what you read by posting your opinion on the subject.  Newsgroups cover every subject imaginable.  No matter what your interests, you'll find a newsgroups discussion on the subject.

To create a newsgroups account, do the following:

On the Toolbar, click Mail and select Newsgroups from the menu.

 

If this is your first time creating a newsgroup account, the New account wizard window appears.

Real name  =  Enter your name here.
E-mail address  =  Enter your e-mail address.

Click the Next button to continue.

 

Incoming server  =  The News server usually follows this format: news.ispname.com (or .net).  Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.

Note:  Your ISP may require you to enable NNTP authentication.

Outgoing server  =  The Outgoing (SMTP) mail server usually follows this format: mail.ispname.com (or .net).  Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.

Important:  You still need to enable NNTP authentication.

Click the Finish button to continue.

 

The Subscribe newsgroups window appears.

Click the Account button and select Properties from the drop-down menu.

 

The Account properties window opens.

Select the Servers tab.

NNTP server:

Authentication  =  Select Auto from the drop-down menu.
Username  =  Enter the complete username of your dial-up account.
Password  =  Enter the e-mail account password.

Important:  Passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure the Caps Lock is disabled.

Note:  If not completed already, do the same with the Outgoing SMTP server.

You now have an account created.

Click OK to exit the Subscribe window.

 

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