In light of recent debates going on, I thought I'd try to fire up Outlook
Express and see first hand how hard this really is. Well, I'm curious, is it
even possible to configure it using Aol as my ISP?


Nick

TheBIessedDead wrote:
In light of recent debates going on, I thought I'd try to fire up Outlook
Express and see first hand how hard this really is. Well, I'm curious, is it
even possible to configure it using Aol as my ISP?

Yes. There is nothing magic about AOL. They use PPP to connect over
dial-up like any other ISP. You don't even have to use AOL software.

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Yes. There is nothing magic about AOL. They use PPP to connect over
dial-up like any other ISP. You don't even have to use AOL software.

i seem to recall having some trouble actually finding the address for aol's
newsservers and the login info the one week i used it during an internet
drought i had a few years back...

i think it may actually require the use of the aol software... which was
super mega wicked ass... and was only accessible through a series of links
from keywords or something...

an alternative is to pay for usenet server access from one of the many
services available...
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sancho
aol isn't magic... unless 13 tons of ass delivered over 56k = magic...

Yes. There is nothing magic about AOL. They use PPP to connect over
dial-up like any other ISP. You don't even have to use AOL software.

In that case, what do I type in the "news server" box? I went to Accounts,
Add.. Blah blah blah... But I can't figure out what to type in there.


Nick

"TheBIessedDead" wrote in message
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Yes. There is nothing magic about AOL. They use PPP to connect over
dial-up like any other ISP. You don't even have to use AOL software.

In that case, what do I type in the "news server" box? I went to
Accounts,
Add.. Blah blah blah... But I can't figure out what to type in there.


a quick web search reveals that my vague recollections were correct...

aol does not provide a standard nntp new server

you must use their software or another service
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sancho

In that case, what do I type in the "news server" box? I went to
Accounts,
Add.. Blah blah blah... But I can't figure out what to type in there.

Your problem is that AOL doesn't provide a "real" news server that non-aol
software like Outlook Express can access. You need a real server like
news.whatever.com (which usually comes with your isp except AOL) You should
clarify this with AOL but from what I gathered on the web they don't block
access to other news servers, they just don't provide one. So just get a
news server -

One option is http://www.teranews.com/

They host free news servers, you set up an account, and get what you are
missing to type into OE. I think they started charging a one time $3.00 fee
or something but otherwise it's free.
I used to use these at work when my isp didn't provide one (UUNEt) and my
RoadRunner won't work if not on their network.

On Wed, 03 Mar 2004 02:42:26 GMT, "Z. Gluhak"
wrote:

In that case, what do I type in the "news server" box? I went to
Accounts,
Add.. Blah blah blah... But I can't figure out what to type in there.

Your problem is that AOL doesn't provide a "real" news server that non-aol
software like Outlook Express can access. You need a real server like
news.whatever.com (which usually comes with your isp except AOL) You should
clarify this with AOL but from what I gathered on the web they don't block
access to other news servers, they just don't provide one. So just get a
news server -

One option is http://www.teranews.com/

They host free news servers, you set up an account, and get what you are
missing to type into OE. I think they started charging a one time $3.00 fee
or something but otherwise it's free.
I used to use these at work when my isp didn't provide one (UUNEt) and my
RoadRunner won't work if not on their network.


I just tried out that teranews server. Very nice. My cable ISP has a
pretty good news server, but it only allows three or four simultaneous
connections. Teranews says that their server allows unlimited
connections, so I tried it out. Nine simulataneous connections, with
an overall download speed of over three megabits per second. You
wouldn't need that much speed unless you hang out in the binaries
newsgroups a lot, but it's still pretty sweet for a free news server.


As for newsreaders, it may just be because I'm used to it, but I
really prefer Free Agent (www.forteinc.com) to Outlook or Outlook
Express.


Scott Gardner

"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
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One option is http://www.teranews.com/

They host free news servers,

free and binaries? what gives?

As for newsreaders, it may just be because I'm used to it, but I
really prefer Free Agent (www.forteinc.com) to Outlook or Outlook
Express.

agent always had too many colors for me...
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associated with verifying credit card information we have begun charging a
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"sancho" wrote in message
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"Scott Gardner" wrote in message
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One option is http://www.teranews.com/

They host free news servers,

free and binaries? what gives?

As for newsreaders, it may just be because I'm used to it, but I
really prefer Free Agent (www.forteinc.com) to Outlook or Outlook
Express.

agent always had too many colors for me...
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sancho

TheBIessedDead wrote:

In that case, what do I type in the "news server" box? I went to Accounts,
Add.. Blah blah blah... But I can't figure out what to type in there.

Got me, you'll have to contact AOL tech support. I did find instructions
for setting up AOL's software to do it for you though.

http://members.aol.com/hillersb/aolnet.html

Have you tried news.aol.com or nntp.aol.com or groups.aol.com?



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