Opera 7.5 - Newsgroups Client for Macintosh OS X 

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Links for E-mail:  Edit accounts | 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 newsgroups 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 New account or Newsgroups from the menu.

 

The New account wizard window appears.

Select News from the list of options.

Click the Next button to continue.

 

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 to participate in newsgroups.

Click the Finish button to continue.

 

The Subscribe newsgroups window appears.

Click the OK button to continue.

 

The Manage accounts window appears.

Highlight the desired newsgroups account.

Click the Edit button.

 

Enabling NNTP Authentication:

NNTP authentication is an important part of your newsgroups account configuration.  Without it, you will not be able to post newsgroups.  This helps deter would-be spammers.  All that is required is a username and a password.

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 created an account.

Click OK to exit the Account properties window.

 

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