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- NN is one of many different types of "newsreaders." A newsreader is a program
- that allows you to see a display of messages, to read, to reply, and to navigate
- between topics. NN is one of the most widely used of these programs.
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- First step: be sure that your communications software is set to "VT-100"
- emulation. This is a common setting available on most communication software
- packages. It allows your computer to properly show the highlighting that is
- used in the nn program to display selected topics and messages. (Communications
- software is what you are using to access Delphi; some popular programs are
- "Procomm", "talk
- lew moments while your account is
- automatically set up on the Usenet host. You will then see the introductory
- screen of the nn newsreader.
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- Usenet is organized around topics. There are more than 2500 different topics
- and all are abbreviated into what look like filenames. Following are some
- examples:
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- Press return
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- alt.bbs
- alt.fan.dave_barry
- alt.internet.services
- alt.irc
- alt.politics.clinton
- alt.rock-n-roll
- comp.multimedia
- comp.music
- comp.os.ms-windows.apps
- comp.programmicomp.sys.ibm.pc.digest
- comp.sys.ibm.pc.games
- news.announce.important
- news.announce.newusers
- news.answers
- news.groups
- news.newusers.questions
- rec.arts.movies
- rec.arts.startrek.current
- rec.games.trivia
- More?n
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- USENET-HELP>(Enter Number, Scan, "?" or Exit): ex
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- USENET Menu:
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- About Usenet Discussion Groups
- Usenet (Delphi Newsreader)
- NN Newsreader (Usenet)
- Instructions for the NN Newsreader
- Exit
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- USENET>Enter your selection: