diff --git a/wiki/source/usenet-news.md b/wiki/source/usenet-news.md index 02ea33d..88e1f3b 100644 --- a/wiki/source/usenet-news.md +++ b/wiki/source/usenet-news.md @@ -1,26 +1,62 @@ --- title: usenet news category: tutorial +author: + - deepend + - audiodude --- -## this is out of date and the netnews server is down +## As of 2020-04-14 news is back up! -We're working on it. You'll need a news server to read news, and it's up; -it's `news.tilde.club`. +You'll need a news (NNTP) client to read news. The address is +`news.tilde.club port:119`, and it is open to the internet at large. Thanks to +[~deepend](../~deepend) for getting it set back up! +## News clients + +### slrn [slrn](slrn.html) is a newsreader; see http://slrn.sourceforge.net/ for details. +### pine/alpine + [[pine]] can read news; this [http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/Help/News/PineNews.html](tutorial) might help. You can also read the [FAQ from U Washington](http://www.washington.edu/pine/faq/news.html). -In Pine do 'S' for setup, 'C' for config, then -set 'NNTP Server (for news)' to news.tilde.club -Then go back to the main menu, and pick Folder List, -A for add, ^t for list +In Pine do + +1. 'S' for setup, 'C' for config, then +1. set 'NNTP Server (for news)' to news.tilde.club +1. Then go back to the main menu, and pick Folder List, +1. A for add, ^t for list + +### Emacs `M-x gnus` in [[emacs]] can read news, but you better know [[emacs]] first before you start. +### lynx + [[lynx]] reads news, a la `lynx news://news.tilde.club/tilde.general`. It can even post news, but you have to design your own headers. +### tin There is also [tin](tin.html). + +### Thunderbird +If you're using Thunderbird for email, it can also be configured for news. + +1. Go to the `Tools` menu, -> `Account Settings` +1. Under `Account Actions` click `Add Other Account...` +1. Select "Newsgroup Account" +1. Type in the name you and email address you want associated with your posts. + This can be your real name and tilde.club email address, or any other name + (like your tilde username) and any other email address. +1. For the "Newsgroup Server" type `news.tilde.club`. Give it a name + ("news.tilde.club" works fine), confirm a couple of times and you're done! + You should see a new entry for news.tilde.club in your accounts list. +1. Right click on "news.tilde.club" in your accounts list and click + `Subscribe...` +1. You should see a dialog with a tree of news topics. Click one and click + `Subscribe` to subscribe to the topic. When Thunderbird is running, it will + periodically check for new messages to each of these topics. You will also + see a list of topics in your accounts list with unread counts. +1. To post to a topic, open the topic and click the "Write" button. \ No newline at end of file