In article >,
Sqwertz > wrote:


> > On 8/5/2011 7:31 PM, John Kuthe wrote:
> >

> >> That's what I was trying to do, set Tbird up for news group access. But it
> >> never asked me for my news server UserID or password, just my *email*
> >> address! So I bailed on it! POS software, doesn't know a news server UserID
> >> from an email address!

> Thunderbird only asks you the first time you try and use the account
> and only if the server asks for it. Then it offers to remember the
> uname/pass combo for future logins.

Usenet is dying. Thunderbird is primarily an Email client. I couldn't
figure out how to set up news without going to the help. There's
nothing on the high level menus. It's FILE>NEW>OPEN OTHER before it
even gives you a clue about newsgroups. So yes, it wants to know your
Email stuff so it can check your Email for you. Hopefully there's a way
to turn that off, but I never got that far.

> It would seem John bailed a little early and didn't even try it. He
> was prepared to get upset and indignant and *knew* the software just
> wouldn't work. So he tailored his experience to meet his
> expectations.

Yeah, it's not rocket science. Any 14YO can figure it out. Us older
folks have a little more trouble.

:-)

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Dan Abel
Petaluma, California USA