Date: Mon, 2 Apr 2001 10:09:02 -0500 From: Lucas Bergman <lucas@slb.to> To: Edwin Groothuis <edwin@mavetju.org>, Kyle <freebsd@sysmach.com> Cc: questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: usenet for freebsd Message-ID: <20010402100902.A4813@billygoat.slb.to> In-Reply-To: <20010402165900.T490@cgmd76206.chello.nl>; from edwin@mavetju.org on Mon, Apr 02, 2001 at 04:59:00PM %2B0200 References: <20010402143533.7EFDF36EF@sitemail.everyone.net> <20010402165900.T490@cgmd76206.chello.nl>
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> > I've been trying to configure PINE to read articles on usenet. > > > > comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.announce > > comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc > > > > I got the above addresses from www.freebsd.org but PINE keeps > > telling me that IT DOES NOT EXIST. I have no clue why it keeps > > telling me that. I have not used USENET before, so maybe I did > > something wrong. Please advice. Also, please tell me some good > > usenet groups that will help readers in freebsd-problems, if any. > > thanks. Check to see that PINE is pointed at your ISP's Usenet server (usually it's news.yourisp.com, but that's not a universal practice). Even if this setting in PINE is correct, your ISP's newsfeed may not receive the FreeBSD groups. There are many free Usenet servers on the Internet that do receive those groups, though; search the web for one of the free Usenet server lists. Be aware that many of the free servers don't allow you to post. > Isn't PINE a mail-reader, while you need a news-reader for usenet? > See /usr/ports/news/tin for a basic news-reader. PINE is a perfectly good Usenet news reader, also. Lucas To Unsubscribe: send mail to majordomo@FreeBSD.org with "unsubscribe freebsd-questions" in the body of the message
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