updated: 2023-05-29 Mon 00:00

Usenet Introduction

Install news reader - Thunderbird or Pan

Register an account: eternal-september.org
(or any other free or paid usenet provider.)

Thunderbird

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Figure 1: Newsgroup added in Thunderbird

"Account Settings" -> "Account Actions" -> "Add Newsgroup Account…"
(provide newsgroup server and login.)

Right click on the added newgroup server and select -> "Subscribe…"
enter comp.os.linux.announce (or other newsgroups you like to add).

You can right click and select "Get Messages" on your subscribed newsgroups.

Pan

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Figure 2: Pan startup

provide server and login information.