Re: Question on Netscape Browser 8.0.3.3


"gls858" <gls858@xxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Pete wrote:
>> "Pete" <Pete@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>"Pete" <petesworkshop@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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>>>>Hi everyone,
>>>>
>>>>I do not use netscape (but am considering them as an ISP), and I was
>>>>told by
>>>>some people at netscape (both the ISP part and the browser part - 2
>>>>separate
>>>>entities) that the ISP part only has e-mail (which I know is true), but
>>>>the
>>>>browser has both e-mail and newsgroup access. I downloaded the latest
>>>>netscape browser and it has a webmail tab, but after searching all over
>>>>(including googling, as well as the netscape help), I can find no
>>>>reference to a newsreader of any sort in the current version of
>>>>netscape, or
>>>>to access to a news server.
>>>>
>>>>Am I blind or am I missing something, or did the kids at netscape tell
>>>>me
>>>>wrong. Is there some kind of built in newsreader in the netscape
>>>>browser,
>>>>or does it provide some kind of access to a netscape newsreader that I
>>>>can't
>>>>find. Please enlighten me. Thanks...Pete
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>This may not help, but Mozilla Firefox is based on Netscape and is an
>>>excellent browser. The email client is called Thunderbird and is
>>>excellent (but lacks some of the high end features of Outlook).
>>>Good luck.
>>
>>
>> Pete...what I would like to do is get a new ISP and use OE for both my
>> mail and newsgroups. If I get netscape as my ISP (for example) could I
>> use thunderbird just as I am now using my OE with AT&T (which are
>> compatible). I doubt it. So I guess I could just use netscape for the
>> dial up connection (which is really the main purpose of an ISP) and
>> collapse the screen and load thunderbird from the desktop icon. Would
>> this be correct, or something like this.
>>
>> Also, does thunderbird have a complete list of newsgroups, similar to
>> what I now have with AT&T. And what is the connection between Firefox
>> and Thunderbird (they are two separate downloads). I already downloaded
>> firefox. If I download Thunderbird will it put itself as a mail tab or
>> something like that in firefox, or is thunderbird a stand alone program.
>>
>> Please try to shed some more light on this if you can. I have been used
>> to IE/OE for the last five years which are compatible with AT&T, but I
>> feel need to get a new ISP, and I am a little confused on how to do it.
>> Let me ask a dumb question, could I put thunderbird in OE as a mail
>> server and news server in OE accounts. Like I said netscape ISP has mail
>> (which I could set up in OE), but no news.
>>
>> Thanks for your help...Pete
> Thunderbird is a newsreader and mail client,like OE. Firefox is a browser
> like Internet Explorer. You will be able to open Thunderbird from Firefox.
>
> Your access to newsgroups is usually provided my your ISP. Some have more
> groups than others. If you are using AT&T as your ISP then whatever groups
> they have will be the ones displayed. Many people subscribe to a news
> service other than the one provided by the ISP to get access to more
> groups and faster download speeds.
>
> Is this the deal AOL is providing under Netscape's name? If so I've heard
> that AOL's news servers aren't the best. At one time the rumor was that
> AOL was going to stop providing news access. Maybe someone here can
> confirm
> that.
>
> gls858

gls858...thanks for your response. I have downloaded thunderbird as well as
firefox, and it is not immediately obvious to me how to get at a news group
list. Do I have to add a new newsgroup account (or can thunderbird provide
one for me). If I have to provide one, where can I get the info (on the
newsgroup) for all the stuff you have to type in. I am not clear on this.
Right now it (thunderbird) has my mail account listed as AT&T (which will be
gone if I drop them), but it has no newsgroup account. Why did it pick up
the mail account from AT&T but not the newsgroup account from AT&T.

Like I said, I am considering having netscape as my ISP (which I guess is
now owned by AOL), and netscape only has mail, no newsgroups. I would like
one mail client to do both - I guess its just a matter of getting the
account info for the mail and the news accounts and adding it into your
client, but I am a little confused on how to do it, and where to get the
info from (especially for the newsgroup part).

Pertaining to your question about an AOL deal and the AOL news servers, I
know nothing about that, but like I said If I decide to download the
netscape dialer (and use them as my ISP), it only has mail and no news, so
maybe that's what you mean by AOL stopping news access.

Can you tell me exactly how/where I can get the info for a good news server
that is free and will provide me a comprehensive list of newsgroups, and
give me all the stuff I will have to type into the OE or thunderbird "add an
account". Thank you...Pete



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