While not as easy as using a news group, you can certainly use any web site that maintains a news archive and allows posting. You still have the issue that your posts will not be visible of the listserv, unless they've reconfigured.
-- Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 ________________________________________ From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf of Yaniv Rabi <[email protected]> Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 3:07 PM To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Having problem using LISTSERV.UA.EDU with thunderbird can I use Google/yahoo groups as newsgroups using Thunderbird? On 07/03/2018 22:01, Mike Schwab wrote: > Google groups lets you access the usenet groups. Yahoo Groups has > some mainframe groups, including several Hercules and turnkey groups > > On Wed, Mar 7, 2018 at 1:50 PM, Yaniv Rabi <[email protected]> wrote: >> Thank's Seymour, >> >> I don't think I have a newsgroup from my ISP >> >> but I have some free newsgroups I'm using >> >> and most of them work well, >> >> if you know of any free IBM related newsgroup's >> >> I will happy to know about. >> >> >> Thank's, >> >> Yaniv R. >> >> >> >> >> On 07/03/2018 20:55, Seymour J Metz wrote: >>> You can access IBM-MAIN three ways >>> >>> 1. Via the web interface >>> >>> 2. To your e-mail account >>> >>> 3. Via the news group that it is gated to. If you use a news >>> client to post to that group, subscribers to IBM-MAIN will >>> not see your post. Also, "listserv.ua.edu" is not a news >>> server; use the server provided by your ISP, if any, or sign >>> up with an outside news server. But I advise against this >>> route for IBM-MAIN. >>> >>> So if you're set to NOMAIL, I recommend that you either change that or use >>> the listserv web interface. >>> >>> >>> -- >>> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >>> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >>> >>> ________________________________________ >>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf >>> of Yaniv Rabi <[email protected]> >>> Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 12:56 PM >>> To: [email protected] >>> Subject: Re: Having problem using LISTSERV.UA.EDU with thunderbird >>> >>> Thank's for the reply Seymour, >>> >>> I don't quite understand what You meen in IMAP4 server. >>> but I have other newsgroup that are free, listed in TB >>> and they all work except the "listserv.ua.edu" newsgroup >>> also I've registered my google account in TB and it also works >>> the only problem is with this "listserv.ua.edu" newsgroup account! >>> >>> maybe it's a problem with the configuration, >>> like port's, and security settings. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On 07/03/2018 19:36, Seymour J Metz wrote: >>>> TB is an e-mail client. Configure it to use your provider's IMAP4 server. >>>> For web access, use FireFox. >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> Shmuel (Seymour J.) Metz >>>> http://mason.gmu.edu/~smetz3 >>>> >>>> ________________________________________ >>>> From: IBM Mainframe Discussion List <[email protected]> on behalf >>>> of Yaniv Rabi <[email protected]> >>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 7, 2018 11:56 AM >>>> To: [email protected] >>>> Subject: Having problem using LISTSERV.UA.EDU with thunderbird >>>> >>>> Hello listserv users, >>>> >>>> I'm having a bit of problem using >>>> listserv with my mail client(thunderbird) >>>> >>>> I've registerd to the listserv server using mail confirmation, >>>> and subscribed to IBM-MAIN group, through the browser, >>>> and made a password. >>>> >>>> when I connect to the listserv server through the broswer >>>> using ID and PW it connect's ok, >>>> >>>> but when I'm using thunderbird, >>>> I can't access the "listserv.ua.edu" server. >>>> when I try to connect it writes "connection timed out". >>>> >>>> I've serched in google for the answer, >>>> but havn't found any realtive post. >>>> >>>> Any help would be appreciated, >>>> >>>> Thank's, >>>> Yaniv R. >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >>> >>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >>> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >>> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN >> >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- >> For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, >> send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN ---------------------------------------------------------------------- For IBM-MAIN subscribe / signoff / archive access instructions, send email to [email protected] with the message: INFO IBM-MAIN
