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Instructions for using the Web News Gateway |
| Connect |
There are two different
ways to connect to the Web News Gateway:
- Type in the address of the Web News Gateway (textaccess.newsgroups.com)
in your web browser window. This will take you
directly to the Web News Gateway. Log in using
your Newsgroups.com username and password.
-Log into the Newsgroups.com Member’s Area
at and click on the Server link. Then click on
of the two Log In links (it makes no difference
which one you choose). You will not need to enter
your username and password again. |
| Find
Groups |
Once you have connected
to the Web News Gateway, you can look for the groups
by typing a part of the group name in the Find
Group search box. This will pull a list of all
newsgroups that contain your search term.
To view ALL groups from usenet, click
on the All Groups link located on the bottom of the page. This way you can also
view a select number of large and popular newsgroup hierarchies, for example
all Microsoft-related groups can be accessed by clicking on the Microsoft.*link. |
| Browse
Newsgroups |
| To browse the content
of the newsgroup you pulled up, click on the group
name. This will display all current articles posted
in that group. Once in that window, you can also
post a new message to the group. |
| View
Text Messages |
To open a newsgroup
message, simply click on its title. The message
will then be displayed. Once you’re in the
message window, you can also reply to the message.
To go back to the entire message list, click the Back button on top of the page. |
| Subscribe
to Groups |
Once you enter a newsgroup,
you are automatically subscribed to it. What this
means is that the newsgroup is bookmarked for later
use, just like you bookmark web links with your
browser. The goal of newsgroup subscription is
to have a link to the newsgroup displayed next
time you log into the Web News Gateway, for easy
access. This feature insures that you will not
waste time looking for a favorite newsgroup.
To unsubscribe from a group, simply click on the newsgroup name and once the
message list is displayed click on the Unsubscribe button. |
| Configure |
| To access and change
your Web News Gateway’s setup options, such
as displayed name or email address, click on the
Config button. |
| Log
Out |
| Simply click on the
Logout button on top of any page and you will be
logged out of the gateway. To log back in, follow
step 1 again |
| Questions? |
| If you have any questions
about the Web Gateway instructions, please contact
our technical support staff. They’ll be happy
to assist you with the Web News Gateway or News
Rover. |
