I know that this is a pretty idiotic question, so I will post it here. What is the name of the server you have to configure in, say, Netscape, to access comp.lang.c++.moderated ? Or am I missing something? TIA, Forever trusting who we are And nothing else matters - Metallica

There is no *one* server. usenet is a distributed system.

Your ISP probably has a news server that provides you with all the groups (including the one you mention). Ask your ISP if you don't know what the local news server name is. It is probably something like news.myisp.com

Alternatively, you can access newsgroups via Google. Go to www.google.com and hit the Groups tab about the search field to go to their usenet group section. Here you can read old arhieves or make new posts.

[edited by - felonius on May 28, 2002 4:58:15 AM]

[edited by - felonius on May 28, 2002 4:59:25 AM]

This is up to your ISP. Often the server will be called news.myisp.com or nntp.myisp.com.

There are a few web-based news services, like dejanews, so if your ISP doesn''t have a news server then you could try that.

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How To Ask Questions The Smart Way | Google can help with your question | Search MSDN for help with standard C or Windows functions

I see. Thank you, guys.

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