[Wood Turn It Dont Burn It]

I have been enjoying this group for years on my webtv and I'm now
finally going to a real computer. Can someone using a computer please
send me the link so I can continue to enjoy these pages??. Thanks in
advance. Send the link to


STEMO

[George Max]

On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 14:23:11 -0400, (Wood Turn It
Dont Burn It) wrote:

I have been enjoying this group for years on my webtv and I'm now
finally going to a real computer. Can someone using a computer please
send me the link so I can continue to enjoy these pages??. Thanks in
advance. Send the link to


STEMO


You want step by step instructions? Well, after buying your computer,
call an ISP. Internet Service Provider. That's probably easiest in a
metropolitan area. They'll know what to do.

In my case, that's Time Warner Cable. They came over and setup the
cable modem. I already had the network card in my computer. They'll
be happy to get you on the web. Then you can go to www.forteinc.com
and download a copy of freeagent (or Agent if you wanna pay, Agent
gets you more features) and then make the appropriate entries for the
newsserver. More than likely your ISP will have a page that explains
exacly what to do to get your reader to work.

BTW, if you want a good email program, go to qualcomm and get a copy
of eudora.

[Prometheus]

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:16:19 GMT, George Max
wrote:

You want step by step instructions? Well, after buying your computer,
call an ISP. Internet Service Provider. That's probably easiest in a
metropolitan area. They'll know what to do.

In my case, that's Time Warner Cable. They came over and setup the
cable modem. I already had the network card in my computer. They'll
be happy to get you on the web. Then you can go to www.forteinc.com
and download a copy of freeagent (or Agent if you wanna pay, Agent
gets you more features) and then make the appropriate entries for the
newsserver. More than likely your ISP will have a page that explains
exacly what to do to get your reader to work.

Just a heads up for you, Forte is no longer offering FreeAgent. It's
pay-only now, but Mozilla Thunderbird will work as well, and is still
free. The interface with Thunderbird and the new version of Agent
seem to be fairly similar as well.

BTW, if you want a good email program, go to qualcomm and get a copy
of eudora.

[mac davis]

On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 14:23:11 -0400, (Wood Turn It Dont Burn It)
wrote:

I have been enjoying this group for years on my webtv and I'm now
finally going to a real computer. Can someone using a computer please
send me the link so I can continue to enjoy these pages??. Thanks in
advance. Send the link to


STEMO






Assuming that when you get a computer, you're getting web access too?
(comcast, Aohell, etc.)
Their info package or web page will tell you who and where the news server is..
You can use either your browser (internet explorer, netscape, etc.) or a
dedicated news reader program to read and follow the group(s)..

I'd recommend Agent or Free Agent for a start:
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php



Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

[[email protected]]

Wood Turn It Dont Burn It wrote:
I have been enjoying this group for years on my webtv and I'm now
finally going to a real computer. Can someone using a computer please
send me the link so I can continue to enjoy these pages??. Thanks in
advance. Send the link to


STEMO

I have gone to the group through Newsgroups or just used Google Groups.
Personally, I'm not into groups in a big way, in fact this is the only
group I follow (and lurk 99% of the time). The rest are on Yahoo or
other servers. If that's the case with you you may find Google Groups
are easier. You just get on the Internet and go to

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.c...F-8&edition=us


and you have it.
Earl

[[email protected]]

Sorry, that should have been:

http://groups.google.com/group/rec.c...dturning?hl=en


The first one was a link to this thread, not the group in general.

Earl

[George Max]

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:05:12 -0500, Prometheus
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:16:19 GMT, George Max
wrote:

Then you can go to www.forteinc.com
and download a copy of freeagent (or Agent if you wanna pay, Agent
gets you more features) and then make the appropriate entries for the
newsserver. More than likely your ISP will have a page that explains
exacly what to do to get your reader to work.

Just a heads up for you, Forte is no longer offering FreeAgent. It's
pay-only now, but Mozilla Thunderbird will work as well, and is still
free. The interface with Thunderbird and the new version of Agent
seem to be fairly similar as well.


Wow, no more FreeAgent. Too bad. It's how I decided Agent was worth
the money.

[mac davis]

On Mon, 09 Oct 2006 07:56:24 -0500, George Max wrote:

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 20:05:12 -0500, Prometheus
wrote:

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:16:19 GMT, George Max
wrote:

Then you can go to www.forteinc.com
and download a copy of freeagent (or Agent if you wanna pay, Agent
gets you more features) and then make the appropriate entries for the
newsserver. More than likely your ISP will have a page that explains
exacly what to do to get your reader to work.

Just a heads up for you, Forte is no longer offering FreeAgent. It's
pay-only now, but Mozilla Thunderbird will work as well, and is still
free. The interface with Thunderbird and the new version of Agent
seem to be fairly similar as well.


Wow, no more FreeAgent. Too bad. It's how I decided Agent was worth
the money.

I used FreeAgent for years and decided that paying $30 was a good deal when I
saw it had the spell checker and a few other perks..

Mac

https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis
https://home.comcast.net/~mac.davis/wood_stuff.htm

[Canchippy]

Wood Turn It Dont Burn It wrote:
I have been enjoying this group for years on my webtv and I'm now
finally going to a real computer. Can someone using a computer please
send me the link so I can continue to enjoy these pages??. Thanks in
advance. Send the link to


STEMO
Something you should be aware of is not all ISP will carry newgroups.
If you are in that situation (like me) then you can use Google Groups
or http://www.usenet-replayer.com/

Peter
Visit my site at:
http://www.oldtoolsshop.com/Galoots/pHyde/

[Bill]

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:16:19 +0000, George Max wrote:

Then you can go to www.forteinc.com
and download a copy of freeagent (or Agent if you wanna pay, Agent
gets you more features) and then make the appropriate entries for the
newsserver.

Not to start a whizzing contest, but I can highly recommend PAN newsreader
WAAAY over Forte. That, and it doesn't make much difference what operating
system you are using ... Windows, Mac or *nix (including Linux, of course!)

http://pan.rebelbase.com/

I'm using it on WinXP-Home right now but first encountered it years ago on
Linux.

Bill

[George Max]

On Tue, 10 Oct 2006 06:36:04 -0000, "Bill" wrote:

On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 21:16:19 +0000, George Max wrote:

Then you can go to www.forteinc.com
and download a copy of freeagent (or Agent if you wanna pay, Agent
gets you more features) and then make the appropriate entries for the
newsserver.

Not to start a whizzing contest, but I can highly recommend PAN newsreader
WAAAY over Forte. That, and it doesn't make much difference what operating
system you are using ... Windows, Mac or *nix (including Linux, of course!)

http://pan.rebelbase.com/

I'm using it on WinXP-Home right now but first encountered it years ago on
Linux.

Bill

No whizzing contest, dick comparison contest, fist fight, whatever.
Use the program you like. Everyone should. Microsoft doesn't think
that should happen, but what the hell. There's plenty to choose from
out there.

[Mel]

"Canchippy" wrote in message oups.com...

Wood Turn It Dont Burn It wrote:
I have been enjoying this group for years on my webtv and I'm now
finally going to a real computer. Can someone using a computer please
send me the link so I can continue to enjoy these pages??. Thanks in
advance. Send the link to


STEMO
Something you should be aware of is not all ISP will carry newgroups.
If you are in that situation (like me) then you can use Google Groups
or http://www.usenet-replayer.com/

http://news.individual.net/ is both good and cheap for text only groups.

and http://motzarella.org/en/index.php is cheaper.

Mel.