Re: [newbie] Usenet

2000-08-13 Thread Anthony
Usenet is like the original message boards. It used to be the main way to communicate over the internet, but now most people don't use it or even know about it. Download PAN ( www.superpimp.org Yes, that is the real domain name) to check out Usenet. You'll have to configure Pan to your news

[newbie] Usenet

2000-08-12 Thread Skatan1014
now that i finally got netscape up, i want to check out usenet, because i've heard a lot about how it has a lot to offer in terms of articles and subjects. I searched all over the net, but i have only find a site, www.usenet.com, that sells access to usenetis this the vaunted usenet? I

Re: [newbie] Usenet

2000-08-12 Thread Brad Smith
On Sat, 12 Aug 2000, you wrote: now that i finally got netscape up, i want to check out usenet, because i've heard a lot about how it has a lot to offer in terms of articles and subjects. I searched all over the net, but i have only find a site, www.usenet.com, that sells access to

Re: [newbie] Usenet

2000-08-12 Thread Michelle Schneider
You can get free usenet at http://www.mailandnews.com. Michelle

Re: [newbie] Usenet

2000-08-12 Thread Mark Weaver
Well...if your ISP offers a news server connection then it is free. Well sort of. You have to pay for your internet connection, but access to the usenet groups then comes with your subscription. If, on the other hand, you're an AOhell user, then the best you can do at the moment is get an account

[newbie] usenet

1999-08-09 Thread James Stewart
What's the best way to set up mandrake to download news over a ppp connection to be read offline? I'd like to use trn as my newsreader. James.

Re: [newbie] usenet

1999-08-09 Thread Steve Philp
James Stewart wrote: What's the best way to set up mandrake to download news over a ppp connection to be read offline? I'd like to use trn as my newsreader. The 'suck' package works well. There's also something called 'leafnode' that works. Leafnode doesn't work so well with Netscape