Question about the Newsgroup

Hi folks
I use AOL as my ISP (no bashing now LOL). However, I am changing my email
address because I am leaving AOL. Question: How do the rest of you access
rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata? Do you go through a paid subscription of some
kind?

I've searched and searched, but cannot find access <sigh> I want to continue
reading this "group" when I leave AOL. I will be with another ISP using DSL.

Thanks!
~Cissy :-)

You can access via Google Groups (formerly Deja News) using your browser:

http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...rs.mazda.miata

I use Outlook. If you want to go this route, you need to get the server
info from your DSL provider and update the information in your Outlook
account.

I'm sure there may be other ways as well, but these are the only two I've
used.

HTH...

"Expmiata" > wrote in message
...
> Hi folks
> I use AOL as my ISP (no bashing now LOL). However, I am changing my email
> address because I am leaving AOL. Question: How do the rest of you access
> rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata? Do you go through a paid subscription of
> some
> kind?
>
> I've searched and searched, but cannot find access <sigh> I want to
> continue
> reading this "group" when I leave AOL. I will be with another ISP using
> DSL.
>
> Thanks!
> ~Cissy :-)

(Expmiata) wrote in
>:

>I use AOL as my ISP (no bashing now LOL). However, I am changing my email
>address because I am leaving AOL. Question: How do the rest of you access
>rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata? Do you go through a paid subscription of some
>kind?
>
>I've searched and searched, but cannot find access <sigh> I want to continue
>reading this "group" when I leave AOL. I will be with another ISP using DSL.

<delurk>
I use news.individual.net. It requires signup (see
http://news.individual.net) but is free, and is more reliable and keeps old
articles for longer than many ISP news servers.

If you don't mind a web interface (much more cumbersome IMO) there's Google
Groups http://groups.google.com, or http://groups.google.ca amongst others
if you prefer their old-style interface.
<lurk>

If you are using IE, you can access it from the e-mail program, under
tools/Newsgroups. Netscape has their own newsgroup option. I am not sure
about Mozilla. It all depends on what you are using to browse the web with.
Your ISP should be able to help, call them. You do not have to pay extra
for this.

Dave

"Expmiata" > wrote in message
...
> Hi folks
> I use AOL as my ISP (no bashing now LOL). However, I am changing my email
> address because I am leaving AOL. Question: How do the rest of you access
> rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata? Do you go through a paid subscription of
> some
> kind?
>
> I've searched and searched, but cannot find access <sigh> I want to
> continue
> reading this "group" when I leave AOL. I will be with another ISP using
> DSL.
>
> Thanks!
> ~Cissy :-)

(Expmiata) wrote:

>Hi folks
>I use AOL as my ISP (no bashing now LOL). However, I am changing my email
>address because I am leaving AOL. Question: How do the rest of you access
>rec.autos.makers.mazda.miata? Do you go through a paid subscription of some
>kind?
>
>I've searched and searched, but cannot find access <sigh> I want to continue
>reading this "group" when I leave AOL. I will be with another ISP using DSL.

AFAIK:

Your ISP most likely runs a news server, so you would ask the ISP
what the server address is and put it in the software you want to
use to read messages. That may be a browser, for example, or a
program like Forte Agent (I am using the pay version; there is also
a more limited "Free Agent" version.) I would even think that
maybe even MS Outlook Express (comes with Windows; may have to
install it first from the Start/Setting/Control Panel/Add Programs,)
would be able to download and display messages if you tell it the
news server and clutch the computer box to prevent it from crashing.

Do not pay for any news group reading. Your ISP should have a
free server. If not, get another ISP.

As noted by others, www.google.com allows you to read messages without
setting up software and no news server, but you would be at their mercy
for advertisements and such. It is a quick solution, but a dedicated
news reader may be better.

Leon, still just fine on a plain phone line.

--
Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
http://www.dommelen.net/miata
EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen)

So, what do you do on that plain phone line? Is it for a tight rope act or
somthing?


(Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
:
>
> Leon, still just fine on a plain phone line.
>

Scott Hughes > wrote:

>So, what do you do on that plain phone line?

As stated, I am being fine.

> Is it for a tight rope act or
>somthing?

No, why?
Leon

(Leon van Dommelen) wrote in
:
>>
>> Leon, still just fine on a plain phone line.
>>

--
Leon van Dommelen Bozo, the White 96 Sebring Miata .)
http://www.dommelen.net/miata
EXIT THE INTERSTATES (Jamie Jensen)

>You can access via Google Groups (formerly Deja News) using your browser:
>
>http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...rs.mazda.miata
>
>I use Outlook. If you want to go this route, you need to get the server
>info from your DSL provider and update the information in your Outlook
>account.
>
>I'm sure there may be other ways as well, but these are the only two I've
>used.
>
>HTH..

Thank you! It does help
~Cissy :-)

>Your ISP most likely runs a news server, so you would ask the ISP
>what the server address is and put it in the software you want to
>use to read messages. That may be a browser, for example, or a
>program like Forte Agent (I am using the pay version; there is also
>a more limited "Free Agent" version.) I would even think that
>maybe even MS Outlook Express (comes with Windows; may have to
>install it first from the Start/Setting/Control Panel/Add Programs,)
>would be able to download and display messages if you tell it the
>news server and clutch the computer box to prevent it from crashing.
>
>Do not pay for any news group reading. Your ISP should have a
>free server. If not, get another ISP.
>
>As noted by others, www.google.com allows you to read messages without
>setting up software and no news server, but you would be at their mercy
>for advertisements and such. It is a quick solution, but a dedicated
>news reader may be better.
>
>Leon, still just fine on a plain phone line.
>
Thank you Leon! This is great! I sure appreciate it!
~Cissy :-)

Expmiata wrote:
> >You can access via Google Groups (formerly Deja News) using your
browser:
> >
> >http://groups-beta.google.com/group/...rs.mazda.miata
> >
> >I use Outlook. If you want to go this route, you need to get the
server
> >info from your DSL provider and update the information in your
Outlook
> >account.
> >
> >I'm sure there may be other ways as well, but these are the only two
I've
> >used.
> >
> >HTH..
>
> Thank you! It does help
> ~Cissy :-)

Hi everyone
Well, I took the first advice I was given (no offence my dear Leon ;-))
I signed with Google Groups so I can access this great Usenet Group.
Formerly but still Cissy