Re: help understanding authentication on workgroups

Newsgroups are sometimes referred to (loosely) as forums. "Moderator" was a
poor choice though-didn't know what to use I guess. I do use newsreaders for
groups I track closely, but for the many others I occasionally use, but don't
track closely, the internet is easier and works just fine.

Anyway, my point still stands. I wasted a lot of time searching for help;
alternatively, if I had been able to search a more select group of sites
(not a FAQ, but sites like those Chuck point me to) associated with this
newsgroup it would have been extremely helpful. I made this point thinking
such a thing might exist and someone could direct me there.

J. Greg Nash



"Malke" wrote:

Greg Nash wrote:

Your web site links were great. I'd suggest (if it's not availabe in
a way I didn't see) that all the forum moderator's links be grouped in
a way that they could be separately searched for info before a
question is submitted.
In all my searching I didn't end up seeing the links you provided.
Instead, searching Google, Google groups and the MS Knowledge base
provided either related but not directly useful material, or info that
was too detailed to
understand. And a big waste of time.

(snip)

I'll let the always-excellent Chuck address the other questions you
raised. I just wanted you to know that this isn't a "forum" and there
are no "forum moderators". This is Usenet. Here is an explanation and a
way for you to access these groups more efficiently:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are
some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics
of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Malke
--
Elephant Boy Computers
www.elephantboycomputers.com
"Don't Panic!"
MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User

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