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Jim - 25 Jun 2009 14:38 GMT

Since Bellsouth news group that I belong to, is discontinuing "newsgroups"
how else can I continue to receive information within this group. I am an
Alzheimers' patient.

Jim

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-a- - 25 Jun 2009 16:10 GMT

Visit eternal-september.org website for free newsgroup access. (They are
the new website for motzarella.org). When Time-Warner dropped Usenet last
year I got a Motzarella account and have had perfect, uninterrupted service
since. Plus it works with my newsread (Outlook Express) so, unlike google,
I can filter senders/spammers.

here's the link: eternal-september.org

> Since Bellsouth news group that I belong to, is discontinuing "newsgroups"
> how else can I continue to receive information within this group. I am an
> Alzheimers' patient.
>
> Jim

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Jim - 25 Jun 2009 21:39 GMT

Thank you for the information and now I have a Motzaarella account but I am
kind of lost as to where do I find or how to find the news groups, can you
please help this old guy.

Jim

> Visit eternal-september.org website for free newsgroup access. (They are
> the new website for motzarella.org). When Time-Warner dropped Usenet last
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>> Jim

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-a- - 25 Jun 2009 22:14 GMT

the website should pretty much explain it. I think you have to wait for
some kind of confirmation fromm them first, but I don't remember -- if so,
it's pretty quick -- a couple days max.

In a nutshell: add the server to the newsreader you are using -- you will be
adding a new server to your internet software which has nothing to do with
your ISP (except that being how you reeive the internet).

In Outlook Express [which is what I use] it involves the Tools/Accounts/News
menu(s).

The website gives you the setting names and instructions. Then download the
newsgroups from that server and subscribe to the ones you want (include
motzarella.supoprt so that you can follow any issues on the server) and have
fun.

> Thank you for the information and now I have a Motzaarella account but I
> am kind of lost as to where do I find or how to find the news groups, can
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>>> Jim

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M - 26 Jun 2009 00:39 GMT

Hi Jim,

I apologize if you already know how to do this but I'm going
to go step by step for OE which you are using.
You will need a password from Motzarella.

Go up to the tools button.> then click accounts
On the right click add>News
Fill out the screens>When you get to news server fill in
"news.eternal-september.org" no quotes and check the box below
that asks if you need to log on
Then fill in the account name and password you got from
Motzarella and it should ask you if you want to download
newsgroups>click yes.
Then click on the news server (news.eternal-september.org)

>click on Newsgroups and type the groups you want to subscribe

to in the box> click on the group when it comes up and
then>click subscribe on the right. That should get you there.

A hint: If you highlight text and then hit the ctrl and c keys
together you will copy the text.
Then place your cursor where you want the text and hit the
ctrl and v keys together. That will paste the text.

You can also follow and post from Google. I believe you need
an account to post in the groups.

You might also want to check out
http://www.dasninternational.org/ which is for those with
dementia. You might find other support there.

Post back if you need more help getting Outlook Express to add
the new server.

Mare

> Thank you for the information and now I have a Motzaarella
> account but I am kind of lost as to where do I find or how
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>>> Jim

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Evelyn - 26 Jun 2009 01:52 GMT

> Thank you for the information and now I have a Motzaarella account but I
> am kind of lost as to where do I find or how to find the news groups, can
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>>>
>>> Jim

Signature

Evelyn

"Even as a mother protects with her life her only child, So with a boundless
heart let one cherish all living beings." --Sutta Nipata 1.8

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Robert Miles - 27 Jun 2009 06:52 GMT

> Visit eternal-september.org website for free newsgroup access. (They are
> the new website for motzarella.org). When Time-Warner dropped Usenet last
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>>
>> Jim

Hello -a-,

Then you may need to describe on their internal newsgroups how you have
Outlook Express set up to get that level of reliability . What I've seen
in other newsgroups says that newsreaders from Microsoft don't connect
to their servers very well.

Robert Miles

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-a- - 27 Jun 2009 20:14 GMT

Knowing as little as I do about computer programs, I'd be of no use, but a
problem people seem to be having has to do with their settings on the reader
for receiving the messages. I don't know for sure except that I've had no
problem whatsoever once I signed up first for motzarella and then in
migrating to eternal-september; I just followed the instructions I had. I
can only recommend it, I can't help configure.

>> Visit eternal-september.org website for free newsgroup access. (They are
>> the new website for motzarella.org). When Time-Warner dropped Usenet
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> Robert Miles

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Evelyn - 25 Jun 2009 21:30 GMT

> Since Bellsouth news group that I belong to, is discontinuing "newsgroups"
> how else can I continue to receive information within this group. I am an
> Alzheimers' patient.
>
> Jim

You can subscribe to another newsgroup server. It is free.

Try this one. http://www.eternal-september.org

You will have to sign up, and put the server into your newsreader program,
either outlook express or Vista mail.

Signature

Evelyn

"Even as a mother protects with her life her only child, So with a boundless
heart let one cherish all living beings." --Sutta Nipata 1.8

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Adelle - 26 Jun 2009 14:41 GMT

>> Since Bellsouth news group that I belong to, is discontinuing
>> "newsgroups" how else can I continue to receive information within this
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> You will have to sign up, and put the server into your newsreader program,
> either outlook express or Vista mail.

Motzarella will be absorbed into eternal-september July 1 so you are better
off just doing the registration for eternal-september; then you won't have
to deal with changing your settings in a week.

Adelle

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-a- - 26 Jun 2009 15:35 GMT

Motzarella is registering all new members with eternal-September, so you can
sign up now. It's great to make the transition while you still have your
old service.

>>> Since Bellsouth news group that I belong to, is discontinuing
>>> "newsgroups" how else can I continue to receive information within this
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> Adelle

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Justin Hale - 26 Jun 2009 20:08 GMT

Irrelevant comment at the bottom.

> Motzarella is registering all new members with eternal-September, so you
> can sign up now. It's great to make the transition while you still have
> your old service.

<Snipped>

I have been using Eternal-September since it became available. After
establishing yourself as a subscriber it works flawlessly. Sure is a
strange name though.

Ken Bland

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Jim - 26 Jun 2009 21:43 GMT

Thank you to all for the help, I believe what was missing
on:"eternal-september.org" is the following: "news.eternal-september,org"

Jim

> Since Bellsouth news group that I belong to, is discontinuing "newsgroups"
> how else can I continue to receive information within this group. I am an
> Alzheimers' patient.
>
> Jim

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Jim - 26 Jun 2009 22:11 GMT

Please correction: if you are using Outlook Express you need to add the
following line for the newsgroup to work properly:
news.eternal-september.org -- other wise the information that you get
under: eternal-september.org does not make any sence.

Jim

> Thank you to all for the help, I believe what was missing
> on:"eternal-september.org" is the following: "news.eternal-september,org"
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>>
>> Jim

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Robert Miles - 27 Jun 2009 06:45 GMT

> Since Bellsouth news group that I belong to, is discontinuing "newsgroups"
> how else can I continue to receive information within this group. I am an
> Alzheimers' patient.
>
> Jim

I believe I posted a long list of suggestions on bellsouth.net's internal
newsgroup about a week ago. Probably not accessible from outside
bellsouth.net, though. This is one of the better ones for people who
are short of money:

http://www.news.individual.net/

By the way, are you aware of this method of putting your computer
to work helping Alzheimer's research?

http://boinc.bakerlab.org/rosetta/

Rather memory-hungry - it's recommended that you have at least
0.5 GB for the operating system plus 0.5 GB for each CPU core
you allow this project to use. In most locations and with most
computers, the extra electricity needed for the computer is less
than 50 cents (US) a day, and in most locations, the extra electricity
needed if you're running an air conditioner is less than $2 (US) a
day.

Robert Miles

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