Opera 8.0 - Newsgroups Client for Macintosh OS X 

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Links for newsgroups:  Edit accounts |

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 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 Newsgroups from the menu.

 

If this is the first time creating a newsgroups account, the following window will appear.

Click the Yes button to begin creating the 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 to participate in newsgroups.

Click the Finish button to continue.

 

The Subscribe newsgroups window appears.

The new newsgroups account appears in the list of available accounts.

Highlight the new newsgroups account.

 

Click the Account button and select Properties from the menu.

 

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 Plaintext 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.

Outgoing SMTP server:

Authentication  =  Select Plaintext from the drop-down menu.
Username  =  Enter the username of e-mail address (everything before @).
Password  =  Enter the e-mail account password.

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

Click OK to exit the Account properties window.

 

We return to the Subscribe newsgroups window.

Click the OK button to close the window.

 

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