On 05/04/2021 09.30, pj.world@gmx.com wrote:
> Hi, I am having difficulty with Mozilla Thunderbird openSUSE newsgroup
> subscriptions. I followed to the best of my ability the following
> "openSUSE SDB newsgroup reader software installation page".
>
https://en.opensuse.org/SDB:Newsgroup_reader_software_configuration
> I also followed this tutorial:
>
https://legacy.hacklog.in/post/configure-nntp-for-opensuse-forums-in-thunderbird/
To the opensuse forums on nntp? They are not up.
> The error I keep getting when I try to attempt to manage subscriptions
> is "Thunderbird failed to connect to server (So-and-So)".....
> Even when I try to setup my email account I am having a failure warning
> of "unable to login at server".
> I have basically left the default setup in Thunderbird at: ->
> Preferences -> Connection Settings
> I have attached a screenshot of the connection setting in Mozilla
> Thunderbird which basically mirrors the settings in Mozilla FIrefox: ->
>
https://ibb.co/LdwgYyw
Do you actually have a proxy on your network?
> It's late here and I know this is not necessarily a standalone question
> referring to openSUSE although I am using Tumbleweed.
> I took another screenshot of account settings for "alt.os.linux.suse":
> ->
https://ibb.co/GvjTsZx
> I thank you for any help or advice you can give.
There is no such server as alt.os.linux.suse, it is all wrong. It is a
group, not a server.
The first step is to decide and configure a _valid_ news server, and
none of those you post about are valid.
And your problems with email are not related to your problems with news.
Try with, for instance:
nntp.aioe.org
I use News.Individual.NET, but it is 10€ per year. Worth it. For
testing, try first with aioe.
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Cheers / Saludos,
Carlos E. R.
(from 15.2 x86_64 at Telcontar)