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Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2024 17:56:09 +0100 From: D <noreply@mixmin.net> Subject: XanaNews - Introduction Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit Message-Id: <20240731.175609.2d3d52cd@mixmin.net> Newsgroups: news.software.readers Path: ...!feeds.phibee-telecom.net!news.mixmin.net!news2.arglkargh.de!alphared!sewer!news.dizum.net!not-for-mail Organization: dizum.com - The Internet Problem Provider X-Abuse: abuse@dizum.com Injection-Info: sewer.dizum.com - 2001::1/128 Bytes: 8524 Lines: 136 *get the most current version of XanaNews (2017-08-22): https://github.com/graemeg/xananews/releases/tag/v1.21 >https://github.com/graemeg/xananews/releases/download/v1.21/xananews_32bit_v1.21.zip *note: the XanaNews 1.21 "Help" contents feature may appear blank, if so, in the "XanaNews" folder, right-click "XanaNews.chm", select "Properties" and next to "Security: This file came from another computer and might be blocked to help protect the computer", check "Unblock", click "Apply/OK" XanaNews > Help > Contents > Introduction > Welcome to XanaNews >Welcome to XanaNews >XanaNews is a free, powerful, fully featured newsreader for Windows 98, >Windows 2000 and Windows XP. >Here's what XanaNews will do for you: >*Support for Multiple News (NNTP) Servers. >*Multiple threaded engine. Supports three threads per news server so you > can simultaneously download group lists, message headers and messages for > multiple servers. >*Threaded multicolumn tree message display. Display messages in thread or > chronological order. Sort threads or messages by date, size, author or > subject. >*Displays NNTP and MIME images inline, building them up as they arrive. >*Save images and other binary attachments. >*Powerful message deleting feature. Delete messages that don't match your > criteria. >*Threads that contain messages to you are displayed highlighted. > Intelligent resume/cancel button. When it's red you can cancel the selected > operation. When it's green you can resume after network failures, and when > it's grey you can't click it! >*Batch mode. Define batches of message retrieval operations. A single batch > can work across multiple newsgroups - even on multiple servers! >*Both images and other binary attachments can be saved. >*Powerful configurable message filters can be created for individual > newsgroups, or all newsgroups on a server. >*Decode UUE, Base64 and yEncoded messages. >*SSL Support >*Supports posting multiple attachments >*Integrates with ISpell spell checker. >XanaNews was written by Colin Wilson. Get the latest version of XanaNews >from Colin Wilson's Delphi Website >http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/delphi.htm (https://web.archive.org/web/*/http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/delphi.htm) (https://web.archive.org/web/20080315081009fw_/http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/xananews.htm) XanaNews > Help > Contents > Introduction > Getting Started >Getting Started >When you first run XanaNews the New User Setup wizard will be displayed: >1. Type in your name and E-Mail address and click 'Next'. >2. The next screen asks for the Server Account Name and the Server Name. >The Server Account Name should be a friendly name that describes the >server. The 'Server Name' should be the Internet name of the server that >you will connect to. Contact your ISP for details. Press the 'Next' button. >3. Some servers require a user name and password before they can be accessed. >The next screen allows you to enter these. Most news servers provided by >ISPs don't require these details. If in doubt leave the screen alone, and >press the 'Next' button again. >4. The final New User Setup wizard screen allows you to specify a dialup >connection to use when connecting to this server. If your computer is always >connected to the Internet, leave this screen alone, otherwise select a >dialup connection from the list provided, then press 'Next' >Press OK to finish the New User Setup wizard. XanaNews will automatically >connect to the Internet and download the list of newsgroups available on the >server. When this download finished you will be presented with the list of >newsgroups. >That's it! You now ready to start using XanaNews. For details see the help >on using the workspace. XanaNews > Help > Contents > Introduction > Online Support for XanaNews >Online Support for XanaNews >1. XanaNews on the World Wide Web >You can always download the latest version of XanaNews, help file updates, >etc. at http://www.wilsonc.demon.co.uk/delphi.htm >2. Dedicated XanaNews Support newsgroups. > The main XanaNews newsgroups are available on the free forums.talkto.net > server. To access the newsgroups from XanaNews, add a new account by > selecting 'Add New Account...' from the Account menu. Set the account's > name to 'XanaNews Support Groups' and set the server account name to > 'forums.talkto.net.' >3. Additional support newsgroups on Usenet > XanaNews is often discussed in several Usenet newsgroup, including > alt.usenet.offline-reader.xananews and news.software.readers XanaNews > Help > Contents > Introduction > Newsgroups, USENET and Privacy >Newsgroups, USENET and Privacy >Here's a short article on the basics of Newsgroups. You can find much more >information on the world wide web. For instance at >http://www.usenet.org.uk/usenet-information.html >People are often confused by newsgroups. Who owns them? Who can read them? >Who can post to them? And what on earth is USENET?? >And what about Privacy? If I read a message will anyone know? If I post a >message will I be identifiable? >1. What are Newsgroups? > Newsgroups are places on the Internet where people can post messages about > particular topics that interest them. Anyone who has access to the > newsgroup can read the message, and anyone can post a reply. The reply can > be seen by anyone else, who can post a reply, and so on. XanaNews allows > you to read these messages and post replies; both to the main USENET > newsgroups and also to other Private newsgroups. > Because anyone can read and reply to any message, they're not really like > e-mail. And because the messages remain on the server for days or even > weeks, they are not 'Instant' like chat rooms, either. >2. What is USENET? > USENET is a vast group of newsgroup servers from all over the world which > share messages between each other. If you post a message in a newsgroup on > one server, anyone else that has access to USENET will be able to see your > message, and post a reply. And your reply will get shared so that it can > be seen by anyone else. > Thousands of Internet Service Providers, and commercial newsgroup hosting > services share in this USENET group. So its really not 'owned' by anyone. >3. What are Private Newsgroups? > By contrast, Private newsgroups exist on private newsgroup servers and do > not participate in USENET. Many technical companies provide private > newsgroups to their customers, so that they can discuss their products > among themselves and with representatives from the company who choose to > join in. > The main XanaNews support newsgroups are held on the private > forums.talkto.net server, and it is provided free to XanaNews users. > Microsoft host a large private news server at msnews.microsoft.com where > Microsoft products can be discussed. >4. What about Privacy? Can people tell which groups I read? > Broadly speaking, no one can tell. However, your countries' law > enforcement agencies may be able to find out by examining your computer, > or by asking your ISP for details of messages you download. >5. Can people tell which groups I post to? > Of course - that's the whole point. Your message is there for all to see. > *Messages you post contain your e-mail address. XanaNews allows you to > type in what you like for your e-mail address, so some people disguise > theirs in various ways - mostly to avoid spammers who often trawl USENET > for valid e-mail addresses. > *Many news servers automatically attach a special header to each of your > messages containing the IP address of the computer you posted from. This > 'nntp-posting-host' header can be used to identify which ISP you use, and > could allow hackers to connect to your computer if it has not been > updated with Microsoft security patches. [end quoted plain text]