Agent - Newsgroups Client for Microsoft Windows 

Links for Agent:  E-mail | Profiles |

Links for newsgroups:  Create accounts |

Links on this page:  NNTP authentication | Auto-connect |

 

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.

 

  Editing an existing newsgroups account:

To edit an existing newsgroups account, follow these steps:

On the Toolbar, click Options and select General Preferences from the menu.

 

The General Preferences window opens.

In the Properties column, expand Servers and Accounts and highlight User Identity in the sub-menu.

User Identity:

Email Address  =  Enter your e-mail address.  Ensure you have no spaces.
Full Name  =  Enter your name or a nickname.

 

Enabling NNTP authentication:

We require NNTP authentication.  This helps to deter people from within our system from spamming you.  To enabled NNTP authentication, do the following:

In the Properties column, expand Servers and Accounts and highlight News Server.

News Server:

Host Name  = 
Login Method  =  Select Username and password from the menu.

Login Credentials:

Username  =  Enter your dial-up username including the domain tail.

Check the box Remember password between sessions.

Password  =  Enter your dial-up connection password.

Important:  Passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure the Caps Lock key is NOT enabled.

 

Enabling Auto-connect:

You can enable Agent to connect to the Internet using a dial-up connection.  Follow these steps:

In the Properties column, expand Online Operation and highlight Dial-Up Networking.

Dial-Up Networking:

Select the option Open dial-up connection before going online.

Connection  =  Select the dial-up networking connection you use from the menu.
Username  =  Enter the username of your e-mail address (without the @).

Check the box Remember password between sessions.

Password  =  Enter your e-mail account password.

Important:  passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure the Caps Lock key is NOT enabled.

 

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