Usenet on a Mac- please help?

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Hi there,

I'm a Mac user and i wanna start using Usenet. I've already signed up with www.newshosting.com (on the Unlimited plan) and i'd just like to know what else i've gotta do to get everything started.

A little help please?
Rob

 

[Matt W]

uhh, why dont you help yourself by reading some guides or using google.

Found some things:

A free Mac Usenet Client: http://igrabnews.free.fr/Welcome to iGrabNews homepage.html
A free mac Par2/Par Client with RAR unpack capability: http://www.xs4all.nl/~gp/MacPAR_deLuxe/
(alternatives: Split and Concat and Machacha)

Guide: http://www.mrbass.org/newsgroups/

 

[Jazmynizzle]

In that case could you, or anyone, give me the name of a decent client?

 

[Laurennn_Ox]

In that case could you, or anyone, give me the name of a decent client?

edit !

 

[KSbooks]

Sorry? Are you trying to tell me there's a client called 'edit'? Please bear in mind that the client has to be Mac-compatible (i'm usually in a fair minority with the wehole Apple thing).

 

[abhinav d]

Scrap that, it's late here and i just saw the other part of your post. Thanks a bundle.

 

[abrummett2]

haha, hope you can figure it out now.

Found even more clients:
(havent verified the links)
Hogwasher

iGrabNews

MacSoup

MT-NewsWatcher

Newshunter3

Newslite

NewsWatcher-X

NewzHog

OSXnews

The unPoster

Unison

Halime

 

[Macy]

Confused again. I've downloaded iGrab and MacPARdeluxe and as i've said i've got newshosting. How do i now get it all working together? iGrab's asking for a server address and port and i've got no idea what the hell it means. Also, each 'help' website seems to be program specific and none of them are really helping at all.

 

[Darren J]

Confused again. I've downloaded iGrab and MacPARdeluxe and as i've said i've got newshosting. How do i now get it all working together? iGrab's asking for a server address and port and i've got no idea what the hell it means. Also, each 'help' website seems to be program specific and none of them are really helping at all.

I haven't used newshosting myself but the server addresses are here:
http://newshosting.com/index.php?PageName=serverinformation.php

I'm sure you have the user name and password yourself.

 

[phone]

Ill try to translate: http://www.binaries4all.nl/igrabnews/configuratie.php for ya.

Done! took me 2 hours but here it is:

[FONT=&quot]ALL CREDIT GOES TO THE BINARIES4ALL TEAM, THIS IS JUST A (POOR) TRANSLATION. ORIGINAL PAGE: [/FONT]http://www.binaries4all.nl/igrabnews/configuratie.php
[FONT=&quot]* [/FONT][FONT=&quot]See last page for links[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Installation[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]You can install iGrabNews just like any other Mac application, just open the .dmg file* you downloaded from the iGrabNews website* and drag it to your aplications folder.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Configuration[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]Layout[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]When you start iGrabNews for the first time you will see this screen:[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]A short introduction to what you are seeing.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]On the left side of the screen are 2 areas, 'Servers & Subscribed Groups' and 'Activity and Stats'. 'Servers & Subscribed Groups' is where your Server and Newsgroups will be, you can check your download speed, ETA etc in Activity and Stats'. On the right side of the screen you

 

[Since You Asked]

A lot of work for (probably) the only mac user here. There might be a lot of bugs/mistakes etc but im not in the mood to fix it right now.

I've uploaded the MSWord Document here: http://rapidshare.com/files/14860849/igrabnewsguide.doc.html

 

[seangriffen]

A lot of work for (probably) the only mac user here. There might be a lot of bugs/mistakes etc but im not in the mood to fix it right now.

I've uploaded the MSWord Document here: http://rapidshare.com/files/14860849/igrabnewsguide.doc.html

And you are probably the only PC user who would do this for a MAC user :lol:

Great work!