| Contents: | Default Project | Adding a Server | User Configuration | Summary |
| Tutorial 4: Initial Configuration | ||||||
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| Default Project | When you first install NewsRog, a default project is created that contains several newsgroups and some display filters. You can add or remove from this default project as you wish, but there are several items that must be configured to properly use the program. |
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Step 1: Adding a Server |
In order to read news, you need to configure at least one news server. To
do this, enter the configuration area by pressing the Servers button.
This will bring up the server list editor. Here you can define any number
of NNTP servers. If you have previously been using tin or another
newsreader that supports the NNTPSERVER environment variable, then
you can use the Get Env button to import a news server from the
NNTPSERVER variable. Otherwise, add a new news server by clicking on the
Add Server button and typing in the name of your news
server. Most ISPs provide news service to their customers. Your ISP
should have provided you with the name of your news server when you
registered for internet service. It is possible that just using "news"
will work here if you have a properly set up domain list in your internet
software and your news server is named news.yourdomain.com.
Consult the documentation for your internet software for more information
on domain lists.
No further configuration of the news server is necessary. |
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Step 2: User Config |
The 2nd and last configuration step necessary is to configure your email
address. Enter the configuration editor and select the Program
Options tab (the second from the left). If your name is not already
set in the User Name box, you can enter it now. Also enter your
email address in the appropriate box. The Organization field can
be set to any short string and will be displayed when other people read
articles that you post. If you don't have much memory, you might wish to
reduce the Header Memory Cache size somewhat. You may also adjust
other options here, but for now it is best to leave the default
configuration alone.
The configuration window looks like this:
You can also browse around to see the other configuration options available from here |
| Done! | Congradulations! You are now ready to read usenet news. Close all the windows you have just opened and proceed with the next tutorial. Back to Top |
| Summary |
By this point in the tutorial you should understand:
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