Re: Signing on for newsgroups

From: EneSys (adarylp@mozart.inet.co.th)
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 1997 09:17:41 -0700

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alkolsta@sn.no (Albert Kolstad) wrote:
: I have a mixed shell/ppp account with my ISP, and can access mail
: and newsgroups automatically using NET-TAMER (for DOS). The
: reader is not very convenient for making folders, and after
: having discovered YARN, this is the reader I want to use for all
: my mail and news.
:
: Unfortunately I am only able to send/receive MAIL through my
: shell account, and have not been able to access any newsgroups.
: Any advice on how to sign on will be highly appreciated.
:
: Albert Kolstad

I use Yarn for news/mail and Telemate for uploading zippped
packets of news/mail. My ISP has "rtin" for accessing/reading
newsgroups. "oman" downloads news/mail packets automatically
(set up a macro key). Try to find out how/if your ISP allow
access to newsgroups.

Regards

Darryl

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