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Laura
Dec 27, 2023, 4:42:18 PM12/27/23
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I thought this group was no longer available through Googlegroups, as I have tried a couple times over the past month or two and was unable to get in on my computer. Today I tried it on my iPad and I found it is still here but apparently will be shut down in February. Years ago usenet groups were included in my internet service from Cox, but they dropped it and I have struggled to stay connected. I was using Thunderbird for a while but then that stopped working, now Google groups. Newstap app for the iPad is no longer working either. I know I tend to post intermittently because I just forget to go look up my connection, but it makes me sad to think it will be gone for good as I have been posting here in atgh since the 90s and have several friends I met here with whom I have since become real life friends.. I am going to try again to research any other options including what has been posted here. Happy Holidays to all, and I hope we can all find a way to continue posting in the new yesr.
Guibourc
Dec 27, 2023, 5:15:57 PM12/27/23
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iPad, NewsTapLite. The ‘lite’ version restricts one to two newsgroups, but
this one is the only one I read. Seems to work well.
Sharon S.
Kaitlin
Dec 27, 2023, 11:36:14 PM12/27/23
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Laura wrote in <91798d03-3b79-4268...@googlegroups.com>:
<snip>
> I was using Thunderbird for a while but then that stopped working
<snip>
Laura, IIRC your Thunderbird was configured with the free aioe server,
and when aioe shut down you lost access. The free Eternal September
server works with Thunderbird. I posted instructions on how to configure
Thunderbird for Eternal September some time ago, and you were able to
set it up successfully, but because you hadn't registered for the free
account first, you could only see Eternal September hierarchy groups.
It's free to register, so do that here before configuring Thunderbird:
http://www.eternal-september.org/RegisterNewsAccount.php?language=en
(The following instructions are for the current version of Thunderbird,
115.3.2.)
Once you've registered with Eternal September and have your user id and
password, start Thunderbird and select from the menu bar File -> New ->
Newsgroup Account. The Identity box will appear--set that up as you want
it displayed when posting to the group and click Next. The Incoming
Server Information box will appear--enter news.eternal-september.org and
click Next. A box will appear congratulating you on configuring your
account.
Now you need to populate the newsgroup list and subscribe to this group.
Close Thunderbird, restart it, then select from the menu bar Tools ->
Account Settings. In the account pane on the left you should see your
new Eternal September account. Right under that is Server
Settings--highlight Server Settings and you'll see the settings for the
server on the right. The only change you should make to those settings
is to tick the box next to "Always request authentication when
connecting to this server."
Close Thunderbird and restart it. Once you've restarted, right click on
your new Eternal September account in the accounts list pane, then click
Subscribe. A box will appear asking for your new Eternal September user
name and password. Once you've entered those, select the New Groups
tab--the complete list should populate within a few minutes (click
Refresh if it doesn't), then search for this group
(alt.tv.general-hospital) and tick the box next to it to subscribe.
Let me know if you have problems and I'll be glad to help. Good luck!
--
K
<snip>
> I was using Thunderbird for a while but then that stopped working
Laura, IIRC your Thunderbird was configured with the free aioe server,
and when aioe shut down you lost access. The free Eternal September
server works with Thunderbird. I posted instructions on how to configure
Thunderbird for Eternal September some time ago, and you were able to
set it up successfully, but because you hadn't registered for the free
account first, you could only see Eternal September hierarchy groups.
It's free to register, so do that here before configuring Thunderbird:
http://www.eternal-september.org/RegisterNewsAccount.php?language=en
(The following instructions are for the current version of Thunderbird,
115.3.2.)
Once you've registered with Eternal September and have your user id and
password, start Thunderbird and select from the menu bar File -> New ->
Newsgroup Account. The Identity box will appear--set that up as you want
it displayed when posting to the group and click Next. The Incoming
Server Information box will appear--enter news.eternal-september.org and
click Next. A box will appear congratulating you on configuring your
account.
Now you need to populate the newsgroup list and subscribe to this group.
Close Thunderbird, restart it, then select from the menu bar Tools ->
Account Settings. In the account pane on the left you should see your
new Eternal September account. Right under that is Server
Settings--highlight Server Settings and you'll see the settings for the
server on the right. The only change you should make to those settings
is to tick the box next to "Always request authentication when
connecting to this server."
Close Thunderbird and restart it. Once you've restarted, right click on
your new Eternal September account in the accounts list pane, then click
Subscribe. A box will appear asking for your new Eternal September user
name and password. Once you've entered those, select the New Groups
tab--the complete list should populate within a few minutes (click
Refresh if it doesn't), then search for this group
(alt.tv.general-hospital) and tick the box next to it to subscribe.
Let me know if you have problems and I'll be glad to help. Good luck!
--
K
MummyChunk
Dec 28, 2023, 7:01:34 AM12/28/23
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> Laura wrote:
> I thought this group was no longer available through Googlegroups,
as I have tried a couple times over the past month or two and was
unable to get in on my computer. Today I tried it on my iPad and I
found it is still here but apparently will be shut down in February.
Years ago usenet groups were included in my internet service from Cox,
but they dropped it and I have struggled to stay connected. I was
using Thunderbird for a while but then that stopped working, now
Google groups. Newstap app for the iPad is no longer working either.
I know I tend to post intermittently because I just forget to go look
up my connection, but it makes me sad to think it will be gone for
good as I have been posting here in atgh since the 90s and have
several friends I met here with whom I have since become real life
friends.. I am going to try again to research any other options
including what has been posted here. Happy Holidays to all, and I
hope we can all find a way to continue posting in the new yesr.
This is a response to the post seen at:
http://www.jlaforums.com/viewtopic.php?p=657933090#657933090
Laura
Dec 31, 2023, 11:41:03 AM12/31/23
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