On 12/20/19 7:40 PM, songbird wrote: [snip] ...[configuring gmane to read debian-user] > > gmane is a mail to usenet gateway service. > > when you install leafnode and your favorite newsreader > and get them configured you will still have to download > an active list from the news service provider and then > have to subscribe to each group you would like to use. > > so in the case of LKML the group name is: > > gmane.linux.kernel > which is an alias used for the linux kernel mailing list. > > when you use your newsagent to search for that group > you will have to pull articles to read (via whatever you > use to get messages). leafnode is what i use because i > understand how it works. other people use gnus, but > i've always been used to trn, rn, tin like interfaces > so slrn works well for me. > > so basically there are three chunks to set up to get > going. leafnode, a newsreader/writer and the news > acct itself. none of this is super easy but doable to > anyone who likes to poke at linux/debian, etc. > > i'd rather post public messages as that way if anyone > else is reading along or searching they can also use the > information if they like. that's why i like usenet. > > > songbird > > I read on gmane several newsgroups from time to time with thunderbird. Nothing is needed to install. Setup is easy: - Setup new newsgroup account on thunderbird; name news.gmane.org, enter your SMTP server. - Server settings: Type: NNTP, Name: news.gmane.org port: 119 - choose newsgroups: gmane.linux.debian.user - download messages. I choose to post directly to the debian-user list as it posts faster than thru gmane and still keeps the threading. gmane provides a very effective means to quickly browse and read newsgroups. Regards Ralph
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