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newsgroups faq please direct me
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| Fred Evans 2006-03-05, 8:27 pm |
| Hello everyone
I apologise that this is probably off topic gut I need some general
information
Is there a general tutorial on the use of news groups?
I notice that many of the webpages have links to newsgroups . will these
newsgroups appear in the newsgroup listing that I periodically
update using outlook express
Are these newsgroups the same as the google newsgroups?
I once downloaded a lot of stuff from newsgroups and landed up with many
viruses how is a good way to protect my computer from this happening again
regards
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| Bowen Moursund [DataTech] 2006-03-05, 8:27 pm |
| > Is there a general tutorial on the use of news groups?
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> I notice that many of the webpages have links to newsgroups . will these
> newsgroups appear in the newsgroup listing that I periodically
> update using outlook express
You might check these out:
http://64.132.211.166/docs/newsgrps.htm
http://64.132.211.166/docs/newscfg.htm
http://64.132.211.166/docs/newsguid.htm
> Are these newsgroups the same as the google newsgroups?
No, Google Newsgroups is a searchable archive of the USENET, with archives
of certain private newsgroups (such as these and the MSFT groups) included
for good measure.
> I once downloaded a lot of stuff from newsgroups and landed up with many
> viruses how is a good way to protect my computer from this happening again
- Don't download anything from USENET.
- Virus check anything you *must* download from USENET.
--
Bowen Moursund
DataTech
Consulting & Development
http://www.bmmnet.us
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| Fred Evans 2006-03-05, 8:27 pm |
| What is usenet?
is usenet and newsgroups the same thing??
"Bowen Moursund [DataTech]" <bmoursund@no.spam.bmmnet.us> wrote in message
news:kI8o5BhPGHA.1148@news-server...
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> You might check these out:
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> http://64.132.211.166/docs/newsgrps.htm
> http://64.132.211.166/docs/newscfg.htm
> http://64.132.211.166/docs/newsguid.htm
>
>
> No, Google Newsgroups is a searchable archive of the USENET, with archives
> of certain private newsgroups (such as these and the MSFT groups) included
> for good measure.
>
again[color=darkred]
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> - Don't download anything from USENET.
> - Virus check anything you *must* download from USENET.
>
>
> --
> Bowen Moursund
> DataTech
> Consulting & Development
> http://www.bmmnet.us
>
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| Bowen Moursund [DataTech] 2006-03-05, 8:27 pm |
| > What is usenet?
A network of news servers between which postings to public newsgroups are
propagated:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&...senet%
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> is usenet and newsgroups the same thing??
Most of the time. But the dBASE Newsgroups are not USENET, they are not
propagated publicly, they are hosted on a private server.
--
Bowen Moursund
DataTech
Consulting & Development
http://www.bmmnet.us
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