How to subscribe to the newsgroup comp.arch.fpga

Hi there,

I am a newbie and I do not know how to subscribe to the newsgroup
listed in the following website. Could anybody let me know what is the
server name for the newsgroup? I need it to fill the "Server
Information" of my "Microsoft Outlook Newsreader"?

http://jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca/usenet/comp.html

Thanks.

Johnson

"Johnson" <gpsabove@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:b1ac2406.0411291241.43e1f524@posting.google.com...
> Hi there,
>
> I am a newbie and I do not know how to subscribe to the newsgroup
> listed in the following website. Could anybody let me know what is the
> server name for the newsgroup? I need it to fill the "Server
> Information" of my "Microsoft Outlook Newsreader"?
>
> http://jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca/usenet/comp.html
>
> Thanks.
>
> Johnson

Your server information comes from your Internet Service Provider and is not
a general internet value.  If your ISP's webside doesn't contain a simple
link to setting up the news server, call your tech support line.

If you can't get the information or don't want to set up within Outlook's
Newsreader, consider groups.google.com or - perhaps -groups.yahoo.com (you
have a yahoo email account but I can't reach groups.yahoo.com from work).

Thanks for the reply.

I contacted our IT department, and they said that we do not have
access to NNTPserver, and NNTP access may leave your computer exposed
to viruses. In a word, they would not setup it for me.

However, I still want to read it in my Outlook Newsreader. Does
anybody know a NNTP server for "public" so I can log on? I know
Microsoft provides "public" server for their own news groups, but I do
not know who can provide a NNTP server for comp.* groups.

Thanks in advance.

Johnson 



"John_H" <johnhandwork@mail.com> wrote in message news:<45Mqd.2$8%.765@news-west.eli.net>...
> "Johnson" <gpsabove@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:b1ac2406.0411291241.43e1f524@posting.google.com...
> > Hi there,
> >
> > I am a newbie and I do not know how to subscribe to the newsgroup
> > listed in the following website. Could anybody let me know what is the
> > server name for the newsgroup? I need it to fill the "Server
> > Information" of my "Microsoft Outlook Newsreader"?
> >
> > http://jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca/usenet/comp.html
> >
> > Thanks.
> >
> > Johnson
> 
> Your server information comes from your Internet Service Provider and is not
> a general internet value.  If your ISP's webside doesn't contain a simple
> link to setting up the news server, call your tech support line.
> 
> If you can't get the information or don't want to set up within Outlook's
> Newsreader, consider groups.google.com or - perhaps -groups.yahoo.com (you
> have a yahoo email account but I can't reach groups.yahoo.com from work).

I think you can use an http interface at www.deja.com to read, search and
reply to all newsgroups. Deja keeps posts going way back too!


"Johnson" <gpsabove@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:b1ac2406.0411301627.2d01d19b@posting.google.com...
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I contacted our IT department, and they said that we do not have
> access to NNTPserver, and NNTP access may leave your computer exposed
> to viruses. In a word, they would not setup it for me.
>
> However, I still want to read it in my Outlook Newsreader. Does
> anybody know a NNTP server for "public" so I can log on? I know
> Microsoft provides "public" server for their own news groups, but I do
> not know who can provide a NNTP server for comp.* groups.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Johnson
>
>
>
> "John_H" <johnhandwork@mail.com> wrote in message
news:<45Mqd.2$8%.765@news-west.eli.net>...
> > "Johnson" <gpsabove@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:b1ac2406.0411291241.43e1f524@posting.google.com...
> > > Hi there,
> > >
> > > I am a newbie and I do not know how to subscribe to the newsgroup
> > > listed in the following website. Could anybody let me know what is the
> > > server name for the newsgroup? I need it to fill the "Server
> > > Information" of my "Microsoft Outlook Newsreader"?
> > >
> > > http://jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca/usenet/comp.html
> > >
> > > Thanks.
> > >
> > > Johnson
> >
> > Your server information comes from your Internet Service Provider and is
not
> > a general internet value.  If your ISP's webside doesn't contain a
simple
> > link to setting up the news server, call your tech support line.
> >
> > If you can't get the information or don't want to set up within
Outlook's
> > Newsreader, consider groups.google.com or - perhaps -groups.yahoo.com
(you
> > have a yahoo email account but I can't reach groups.yahoo.com from
work).

Thanks,

When I clicked the link you provided, it led me to
http://groups.google.com/

Yes, I can read and reply from here. However, it will take me more
than 4 hours to see my new posts. I think it is too slow.

John


"pete dudley" <padudle@sandia.gov> wrote in message news:<41ae216b$1_1@news3.es.net>...
> I think you can use an http interface at www.deja.com to read, search and
> reply to all newsgroups. Deja keeps posts going way back too!
> 
>

Johnson wrote:
> 
> Thanks,
> 
> When I clicked the link you provided, it led me to
> http://groups.google.com/
> 
> Yes, I can read and reply from here. However, it will take me more
> than 4 hours to see my new posts. I think it is too slow.

Do some searching for online newsgroup access.  I am pretty sure I have
heard about at least one good source for free access that does not have
the long delays of Google.  I can't remember the name though, sorry.  

-- 

Rick "rickman" Collins

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removed.

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Johnson,
If your IT department blocks access to news servers at the company firewall,
your task is somewhat tricky. You typically need to set up a news server
connection on TCP port 119 and it sounds as though this port is blocked in
your company. Judging from your posts so far, I'd guess you're not
considering setting up a proxy server on your home Linux box and tunnelling
through the IT firewall. But all is not lost, try social engineering. Buy
the IT manager a beer or two.
Cheers, Syms.
p.s. When they say "NNTP access may leave your computer exposed to viruses"
they're bullshitting you. It's no more dangerous than email access, provided
they set something up to filter the incoming messages. I guess they're too
'busy' to do this.

"Johnson" <gpsabove@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:b1ac2406.0411301627.2d01d19b@posting.google.com...
> Thanks for the reply.
>
> I contacted our IT department, and they said that we do not have
> access to NNTPserver, and NNTP access may leave your computer exposed
> to viruses. In a word, they would not setup it for me.
>
> However, I still want to read it in my Outlook Newsreader. Does
> anybody know a NNTP server for "public" so I can log on? I know
> Microsoft provides "public" server for their own news groups, but I do
> not know who can provide a NNTP server for comp.* groups.
>
> Thanks in advance.
>
> Johnson
>

"John_H" <johnhandwork@mail.com> wrote 
> If you can't get the information or don't want to set up within Outlook's
> Newsreader, consider groups.google.com or - perhaps -groups.yahoo.com (you
> have a yahoo email account but I can't reach groups.yahoo.com from work).

I think groups.yahoo.com is only for yahoo discussion group, not for
newsgroups. While yahoo do have FPGA discussion groups, it is
different from comp.arch.fpga

Hendra

Johnson wrote:
> Hi there,
> 
> I am a newbie and I do not know how to subscribe to the newsgroup
> listed in the following website. Could anybody let me know what is the
> server name for the newsgroup? I need it to fill the "Server
> Information" of my "Microsoft Outlook Newsreader"?
> 
> http://jupiter.sun.csd.unb.ca/usenet/comp.html
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Johnson
free newgroup server

One thing you might like to try is typing "Free newsgroup server" in a 
google search engine and from the result decide if any of the services 
are good enough for your use.


http://www.teranews.com/ seems to offer a free service with a daily 
download limit of 50MB. However as I do not use their service I cannot 
vouch for them.

The NEW and improved Google groups seems to work nicely:
http://groups-beta.google.com

Mark