how to access newsgroups OSX

[assmar1]

hello -- i was wondering if anyone could give me a quick tutorial on how to access newsgroups in OSX. i can't figure it out.

thanks,
jim

[MisterMe]

Originally posted by assmar1
hello -- i was wondering if anyone could give me a quick tutorial on how to access newsgroups in OSX. i can't figure it out.

thanks,
jim You are going to need the address of a USENET news server. If your ISP or school has one, then you can use it in MacOS X just like you did in MacOS 9.x or Windows or whatever. You can find a variety of links to newsreaders for the Mac, including MacOS X and Rhapsody, on this web page (http://www.newsreaders.com/mac/clients.html). If you have M$ Office v.X, you may use M$ Entourage v.X. However, use whatever feels comfortable.

[Nermal]

I've tried a few OS X newsreaders and I found Entourage to be the easiest to use :eek: :rolleyes:

[SLJ]

You need a good newsgroup reader to access the usenet probably, Entourage does not do a complete job....

try Thorth...

[caveman_uk]

Pan is a good newsreader and is free. It requires X11 though. It can be installed through fink

[tjwett]

I use NetNewsWire and I love it.

[WinterMute]

Thoth is excellent, but does need a little savvy to set up well. Most ISP's have news servers, but dedicated servers are better, you may have to pay, but retention of articles and coverage is much better, plus the bandwidth is better.

Try searching "News Servers" in Gooooooogle.

[Santiago]

NewsWatcher-MT is free and quite good, as long as you don't need offline reading capabilities.