Re: [leafnode-list] Newbie questions - 1

[Matthias Andree <ma@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Steve Mansfield <syntax@xxxxxxxxxx> writes:

> I'm a non-techie trying to get to grips with Leafnode and have a couple of 
> questions, which I'll split into separate messages.
>
> It's really a question of refinement, because the system is basically working. 
> I can connect to my ISP's news server and download messages, which I read 
> offline with Mozilla Thunderbird (though I haven't tried sending messages 
> yet).
>
> But I'm a little confused about server settings. As I said, I use my ISP's 
> server (news.wanadoo.fr) and I don't believe I have posting privileges on 
> this.

I'm not familiar with Wanadoo, but check the greeting line their server
gives you. 200 means you can post, 201 means you cannot.

> When I use news clients directly, I always set a mail server
> (smtp.wanadoo.fr) for outgoing messages.

> When I first connected to the news server with fetchnews, it warned
> about no posting privileges. So, how should I configure the server
> settings? WOuld it be something like this:

Read Wanadoo support pages or contact support to figure out the server
settings. You may need to authenticate to be able to post.

-- 
Matthias Andree

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