Subj : oxp: nntp
To   : Martin Foster
From : August Abolins
Date : Fri Apr 24 2020 10:16:00

Hello Martin!

** On 24.04.20 - 12:07, Martin Foster wrote to August Abolins:

 AA>> What I am missing?

 MF>To save me posting a ton of info in here, please refer to Section #7 of
 MF>oxpguide.pdf for the fully documented procedure, thank you :)

A *ton* of info?  Come on now. ;)

All I was missing was:

"The next step is to retrieve a newsgroup list from the news server and
should be performed in the following manner: Either press <F10>, cursor
along to "Message" and press <Enter> or just press "M". Now select "News/
Echo Manager..","

I totally forgot about the guide.  Thank you again for creating it!

Now.. there are a few things in it that may need updating.  ;)

[1]

For example, the above quote should actually read:

"The next step is to retrieve a newsgroup list from the news server and
should be performed in the following manner: Either press <F10> + <Enter>, 
cursor
along to "Message", or just press "M". Now select "Area Manager..","


 Message
ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿
³ Search..       ³
³ Export..       ³
³ Unsent..       ³
³ All..          ³
³ Change..       ³
³ Action..       ³
ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
³ Area Manager.. ³  <==== not Echo Manager
³ ÚÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ¿³
³ ³ Subscribe   ³³
³ ³ Unsubscribe ³³
Àij Get list    ³Ù
  ³ Others      ³
  ÃÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄ´
  ³ Import list ³
  ³ Read file   ³
  ÀÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÄÙ

(At least that is how it behaves and looks in the Windows version)


I would also suggest page numbers for the guide, that we can narrow down  
the place to look by saying "See 7.1, page 2, para 3"

[2]

In Subscribe, the S)earch does not behave the way you describe:

"but if you know the name of the newsgroup or part of the name, you can
perform a search by pressing "S". After typing in the search phrase and
pressing <Enter>, a list of matches will be displayed and you should
cursor over the newsgroup you wish to subscribe to and press <Enter>."

I do not get "a list of matches".  I only get the first match.  Then if I  
want to continue with the search, I have to press "S <Enter>" again.


  ../|ug

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