From: TheNewGWTC@n375c4p3.n37   
      
   Jose wrote:   
      
   >>>>>NETSCAPE 8: (this is a BROWSER ONLY application - no eMail/News)   
   >>>>>snews://secnews.netscape.com:563/netscape.netscape8.windows   
   >>   
   >>[...] This is the only link where this   
   >>ever happened, so why re-invent the wheel.   
   >   
   >   
   > This is not a web link (http, www) but rather a newsgroup link. It   
   > therefore will bring up a newsgroup client, so that you can subscribe to   
   > the group (I presume "snews" means "subscribe to the newsgroup...)   
   >   
   > The fact that the newsgroup itself is about, or hosted on, netscape,   
   > shouldn't affect which newsgroup =client= you read it on.  If your   
   > default newsreader is forte, it should bring up forte.   
   >   
      
   yes it does.  Your news client must be able to accept secured servers   
   [SSL], which secnews is.   
      
      
   > However, it may be that on your computer, your default newsreader is   
   > only partially forte, and Windows has managed to keep its toes in.  (for   
   > example, everything went to Outlook, and forte took over "news" but not   
   > "snews".   
   >   
   > I don't know how to fix it, but that might be the issue.   
   >   
   > Jose   
      
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