Need a free newsgroup reader

Hi Deramweaver

My UK ISP dropped usenet last year so as I knew I hated Google Groups I went to

which was really easy to set up and then it worked as soon as I connected my PC to the internet here in State College PA after moving across he pond.

Lizzy

I use that one too, been with it since my ISP dropped News groups last year.

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Shirley 
www.allcrafts.org.uk

Lizzy, I feel like an idiot but I can't figure out how to set it up. Help please?

Dreamweaver

OK, what program do you use for your email? I use Thunderbird, so that is the one I can help with most easily, but I'll have a shot at helping you if you use something else.

Lizzy

Pity my son is back off to sea in the morning. I am with Thunderbird and he sorted me out with Aioe news.

How are you doing across the pond Lizzy? Hugs Shirley

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Shirley 
www.allcrafts.org.uk

In my current version of Thunderbird:

From the menu bar select Tools->Account Settings

At the bottom left of the Account Settings window click on the button marked "Account Actions" and select "Add Other Account".

The New Account Setup window should automatically have "Newsgroup cccount" as the selected option.

Click Next

Fill in your screen name in the "Your Name" box and your email address in the "Email Address" box

Click Next

In the Newsgroup Server box type news.aioe.org

Click Next

If everything looks correct click Finish, then click OK in the Account Settings window.

news.aioe.org should now appear in bold in the left hand side of your main Thunderbird window

Right click on that bold news.aioe.org and select Subscribe...

Wait a few moments for the list of newsgroups to appear in the list

Type quilting in the box marked "Show items that contain:" and rec.craft.textiles.quilting will appear in the box below. Click in the little square by rctq so that it is ticked and then click OK.

rctq should now appear under the bold news.aioe.org click on rctq and the new messages should appear in your message list (just like your emails do).

Read & enjoy.

Hope that helps

Lizzy

I use Pan, which is compatible with Linux, FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, OpenSolaris, OSX Macs, and Windows.

It is very easy to use and install.

I am using Linux, so if you are too I might could help you sort it out. If you are using Windows or one of the others I have no clue, but I can't imagine it can be much if any harder than getting it running on Linux.

NightMist

For email I use Outlook.com. I also use Chrome on Windows 7.

Thanks for the help, Dreamweaver

Hi Dreamweaver,

I have looked into using outlook.com for reading newsgroups and it doesn't look like there is a good, simple, solution. Your best bet may well be to download Thunderbird

and then follow the instructions I put together for Pat. You can then use Thunderbird for reading rctq and other newsgroups as you like and still use outlook.com for email.

Sorry not to be more help,

Lizzy

I use thunderbird for RCTQ, as well as for all my mail. You can set it up for multiple accounts. DH & I both have e-mail accounts with our ISP and I have a gmail account. I have my yahoo mail (I'm on a couple yahoo groups) forwarded to gmail so that also shows up in thunderbird. I wasn't able to get thunderbird to work directly with yahoo. Nice to have everything in one place.

Julia in MN

I use Albasani.net through the Windows Mail app that comes installed on Windows based computers. I used to do email there, too, but don't now. Only the newsgroup.

Kate in MI

I hate Google and want to come back. Can anyone suggest a ng reader that's free and easier to read than Google?