On 05/07/2011 2:14 PM, JeanineAlyse wrote:
> With the help of a friend who is a computer programmer, I am trying to
> set meself up with http://forteinc.com/agent/
>
> My friend tells me he cannot get any of the news groups I gave him to
> work there. Perhaps it is because I gave him incomplete addresses?
> For rfc I gave him only rec.food.cooking - is there more to the
> address here than just the dotted-rfc?
> Thanks for help, the wanting to leave google one, Picky

You likely have to subscribe to a news server. Most ISPs used to provide
access to news groups but over the last few years most of them dropped
that part of their service, so now you have to find another one. FWIW I
use newshosting.com and find it quite reliable and not terribly
expensive. The news host will provide you with the proper settings for
their service. Click on the "subscribe" button and it will download the
list of groups available. Select those you are interested in.