XPost: alt.comp.os.windows-10, alt.windows7.general
From: robin_listas@es.invalid
On 2023-03-21 14:33, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E.R. wrote:
>> On 2023-03-20 16:48, Ken Blake wrote:
>>> On 20 Mar 2023 15:18:29 GMT, Frank Slootweg
>>> wrote:
>>>
>>>> [Late response due to extended absence.]
>>>>
>>>> Newyana2 wrote:
>>>>> Suddenly neither E-S nor AIOE can find the MS newsgroups.
>>>>> I visit microsoft.* regular for VB, vbscript, and the most active
>>>>> XP group. Does anyone know the story here? Have they been
>>>>> discontinued? Threats from Microsoft or some such? Historicallt
>>>>> the MS groups have been among the best because they had
>>>>> a long history of use by MVPs and Windows professionals.
>>>>
>>>> I'm not sure, but I think that Outlook Express can have multiple news
>>>> servers/accounts.
>>>
>>>
>>> I think so too. In fact I think all (almost all?) newsreaders can
>>
>> No, Thunderbird can not.
>>
>> You can define several accounts and each can have one server only. So
>> you can not have one "usenet" account will all groups.
>
> But can't you have a 'global inbox' like you can for e-mail, so that
> all your articles from multiple servers are in one 'view'? (I use a
> global inbox for e-mail in Thunderbird, but do not use thunderbird for
> news.)
No, I do not see a global something for news. Each server aka account
gets a separate entry on the left panel, with all the subscribed group
on that server.
>> In my case I can, because I use a local proxy server, which can talk to
>> multiple servers, while presenting a single unified server to Thunderbird.
>
> I also use a local proxy server (Hamster), but with a different
> newsreader (tin).
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Cheers, Carlos.
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