On 07/06/2021 12:15 pm, AnthonyL wrote:
On Sun, 6 Jun 2021 12:38:33 +0100, JNugent
wrote:

...for writing a "test" post.

My SMTP settings are proving elusive - working in some NGs and
resolutely not in others.

1) alt.test for test posts
2) OT: at least if posting in another group
3) SMPT is not used in Usenet

I wonder what else is wrong?

Seems to be working now.

Another thing I did was to uninstall the current version of Thunderbird
and re-install a version (which I'd kept on a backup drive) from a
couple of years ago. I can feel (and even see) the differences.