Re: How Do I Subscribe.......

[Guest guest]

Judith Manzer wrote:

<< One of the very few things I agree with about is his respect &

enjoyment for the writings of Bob......the question I have is: How do

you subscribe to misc.health.diabetes? I have tried to find it through

the net to no avail...... >>

Bob and I quit misc.health.diabetes at roughly the same time. Many

people in this group are refugees from that group. would fit in better

there than here. (He tried dominating LC-DIABETES and got blown out of the

water.) I see that your are at Earthlink. I assume you are using Outlook

Express. I'm on AOL right now, which does everything different. From memory,

I would say go to Tools (or something up top) and there is a menu selection

called Newsgroups. Wait a long time for all of them to load. Do a search for

misc.health.diabetes (or just diabetes) and sign up for it. Your account will

be set to download 300 headers at a time, so keep clicking on it until you

have all of the recent posts, and dive in.

(Steel yourself for a lot of worried newbies, mixing it up with clueless,

opinionated oldtimers, who spend much of their time dealing not with ideal

glucose control but how to manage all the complications they have accumulated

from their wrongheaded approach. Also, the group is not moderated. You will

encounter outright spammers and just plain goofballs.)

Susie

[Guest guest]

Errr.. Sorry , Netscape Messenger has the option " subscribe " in

the file menu for newsgroups. Choosing that allows you to select the

newsgroups you want to " belong " to.

Elting wrote:

>

> Newsgroups aren't a subscribe type thing, you have to have a news reader

> and then get a listing of the newsgroups your ISP carries and then tell the

> news reader to read and maintain that list for you to read. Its completely

> different from mailing lists... Although some people use the word subscribe

> to mean belonging to either system...

>

> How Do I Subscribe.......

>

> Susie wrote: <I basically begged Bob to join our group, after becoming

> a friend and admirer of his in misc.health.diabetes.>

>

> One of the very few things I agree with about is his respect &

> enjoyment for the writings of Bob......the question I have is: How do

> you subscribe to misc.health.diabetes? I have tried to find it through

> the net to no avail......

>

> Judith

>

>

> Public website for Diabetes International:

> http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

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[Guest guest]

True enough Dave, but its not subscribing in the same respect that

subscribing to a mailing list is, and that's what I wanted to be clear on...

Or at least confusing enough to elicit questions...

How Do I Subscribe.......

>

> Susie wrote: <I basically begged Bob to join our group, after becoming

> a friend and admirer of his in misc.health.diabetes.>

>

> One of the very few things I agree with about is his respect &

> enjoyment for the writings of Bob......the question I have is: How do

> you subscribe to misc.health.diabetes? I have tried to find it through

> the net to no avail......

>

> Judith

>

>

> Public website for Diabetes International:

> http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

--

Dave -- Friday, October 27, 2000

t2 8/98 Glucophage

ICQ 10312009

«»

DavOr's daily aphorism:

My weight is perfect for my height... which varies.

--

Visit my photo page @ http://www.dorcutt.homepage.com

Public website for Diabetes International:

http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

[Guest guest]

I think the confusing part is the fact that software vendors and most of

the old timers use subscribe for both newsgroups and mailing lists and yet

the process is completely different for each... ARGH!!

Re: How Do I Subscribe.......

Elting wrote:

> Newsgroups aren't a subscribe type thing, ... Although some people use

the

> word subscribe

> to mean belonging to either system...

Netscape Messenger (email/newsreader component of Communicator) uses

terminology like " subscribe " to newsgroups. You " subscribe " to the newsgroup

in

the Message Centre, which shows the list available from your isp. The chosen

newsgroup becomes a subfolder which is located in the dropdown box below the

Inbox. From then on you can access the newsgroup messages much like email,

however, the messages are not stored on your pc, and must be online to see

them. You do not need a separate newsreader to access the messages. It can

become confusing to a newcomer whether they are accessing email or usenet.

But

I like it.

[Guest guest]

GRYN

Re: How Do I Subscribe.......

Oops, Sorry Dave... I should have read all my messages first before

responding to

[Guest guest]

Elting wrote:

>

> I think the confusing part is the fact that software vendors and most of

> the old timers use subscribe for both newsgroups and mailing lists and yet

> the process is completely different for each... ARGH!!

Yep, but I like her explanation better than mine..

BTW, explain the soggy SysOp thingie.. I'm also a retired SysOp.. maybe

of a different thing? In the top 10 Boardwatch mag 1992.

>

> Re: How Do I Subscribe.......

>

> Elting wrote:

>

> > Newsgroups aren't a subscribe type thing, ... Although some people use

> the

> > word subscribe

> > to mean belonging to either system...

>

> Netscape Messenger (email/newsreader component of Communicator) uses

> terminology like " subscribe " to newsgroups. You " subscribe " to the newsgroup

> in

> the Message Centre, which shows the list available from your isp. The chosen

> newsgroup becomes a subfolder which is located in the dropdown box below the

> Inbox. From then on you can access the newsgroup messages much like email,

> however, the messages are not stored on your pc, and must be online to see

> them. You do not need a separate newsreader to access the messages. It can

> become confusing to a newcomer whether they are accessing email or usenet.

> But

> I like it.

>

>

>

>

> Public website for Diabetes International:

> http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

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ICQ 10312009

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[Guest guest]

I'm a BBS sysop here in Seattle. Have been for many years. Love it!

Re: How Do I Subscribe.......

Elting wrote:

>

> I think the confusing part is the fact that software vendors and most of

> the old timers use subscribe for both newsgroups and mailing lists and yet

> the process is completely different for each... ARGH!!

Yep, but I like her explanation better than mine..

BTW, explain the soggy SysOp thingie.. I'm also a retired SysOp.. maybe

of a different thing? In the top 10 Boardwatch mag 1992.

[Guest guest]

I too am a former SysOP 1:382/35

Re: How Do I Subscribe.......

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>

>

> Elting wrote:

>>

>> I think the confusing part is the fact that software vendors and most of

>> the old timers use subscribe for both newsgroups and mailing lists and

yet

>> the process is completely different for each... ARGH!!

>

>Yep, but I like her explanation better than mine..

>

>BTW, explain the soggy SysOp thingie.. I'm also a retired SysOp.. maybe

>of a different thing? In the top 10 Boardwatch mag 1992.

>

>

>

>

>Public website for Diabetes International:

>http://www.msteri.com/diabetes-info/diabetes_int

>

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