Opera 7.5 - Newsgroup Client for Microsoft Windows 

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

Links for newsgroups:  Create 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.

 

  Editing existing newsgroups accounts:

To edit existing accounts, do the following:

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

 

The Subscribe newsgroups window opens.

Highlight the desired news account.

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

 

You've now accessed your news account's properties.

Account name  =  By default, Opera gives the name of the account the name of the news server.  You can, however, call it anything you wish.

Full name  =  Enter you name.
Mail address  =  Enter your e-mail address.

 

Enabling NNTP Authentication:

Next, select the Servers tab.

NNTP authentication is required to connect to the news server and respond or post news as well.  NNTP authentication is as simple as entering a username and a password.

NNTP server:  This is where you can modify the news server information.

Server  =  Enter the address of your news server.  It 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.

Port number  =  this should be the default news port:  119.
Username  =  Enter the full username of your Internet connection.
Password  =  Enter the password of you Internet connection.

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

Important:  You need to enter your username and password to connect to the server and to post newsgroups.

 

Outgoing SMTP server:  This is where you can modify your outgoing mail server information.

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. Port number  =  This should be the default outgoing mail port:  25.
Username  =  Enter the full username of your Internet connection.
Password  =  Enter the password of you Internet connection.

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

Click the OK button when finished.

 

The newsgroup account has now been modified.

Click the OK button to close the window.

 

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