Text 35615, 60 rader
Skriven 2007-08-03 22:46:11 av Alan Zisman (1:123/789.0)
  Kommentar till text 35609 av Charles Scaglione (1:123/789.0)
Ärende: NNTP
============
On Fri, 03 Aug 2007 21:38:43 -0400, Charles Scaglione -> Alan Zisman
wrote:

 CS> Alan Zisman -> Charles Scaglione wrote:

 JE>>>> URL for Ross' server please.

 CS>>> The best method is to go to his web site:  www.easternstar.info  and
 CS>>> download\copy the instructions for setup.

 CS>>> His server's address is:  The-estar.com

 CS>>> However, before you can get access you'll need to contact Ross and
 CS>>> him your userid and password so he can enter you into the system.
 CS>>> painless and quick.  After doing that, dig up a copy of your favorite
 CS>>> newsreader and configure it.  I use the Linux version of Thunderbird.
 CS>>> Thunderbird version 2.0 is also available for Windows and works

 CS>>> Once you're ready to go and have configured your newsreader, it's
 CS>>> matter of pointing it to the correct address and download.  Really not
 CS>>> much different than using telnet and an OLMR.

 AZ>> There is one downside to NNTP (compared to, say, telnetting
 AZ>> to a BBS) that no one has mentioned...

 AZ>> When I was using a BBS, it kept 'bookmarks' of what messages I'd
 AZ>> seen... so it didn't matter if I accessed it using different
 AZ>> computers- which is something I do regularly.

 AZ>> Using NNTP, the 'bookmarks' are stored locally-- not just on
 AZ>> each computer, but within the individual programs. So when I first
 AZ>> connect to the-estar using a different computer (or even using
 AZ>> a different piece of software on the same computer), I end up
 AZ>> having to get a pile of messages that I've already seen.

 AZ>> This can be handy if I need to go back to a message from the
 AZ>> past, but usually it's a pain. Yesterday, I knew I was going to
 AZ>> be taking my laptop out of town for a couple of days, so before
 AZ>> leaving, I connected twice-- once on the desktop I usually use
 AZ>> at home, and once on the laptop... that got their message counters
 AZ>> both to the same place, so I could carry on without problem on
 AZ>> the road.

 CS> The easy work around (and one which I employ) is to limit the download
 CS> to a certain number of messages on the first offering.   Limit to say,
 CS> 50.   That will set the bookmark.  Afterward you can reset to unlimited
 CS> or whatever.  But unless you know that, the first download can be
 CS> overwhelming for the initial attempt.

While the first-time connection can download hundreds of headers, more of
an issue (for me, at least) is that I may only use this laptop every two
weeks or so... it's not a serious problem, since even if I download 500
headers, I only need to look at the ones from the past 24 hrs or so.

While I'm happily using webmail, web-based calendar and address book (etc)
 in order to keep everything up to date and accessible regardless of what
 computer I'm using, in that regard NNTP: has been a step backwards.

--- Pan/0.14.2 (This is not a psychotic episode. It's a cleansing moment of cla
 * Origin: The Eastern Star - Fidonet Via Your Newsreader (1:123/789.0)