Ben Finney wrote: > Rostfrei <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> writes: > >> What is the news server for this >> newsgroup. > > Usenet newsgroups are redistributed over many servers worldwide. > > <URL:http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet> > >> If I ping comp.lang.python it is not resolved. > > That's right. It's the name of a Usenet newsgroup, not a host name. > > <URL:news:comp.lang.python> > >> For instance I had no problem configuring Eclipse news server. I >> just entered news.eclipse.org as a news server address and after it >> I can browse available groups. > > You can browse the groups available on that server, yes. To browse > this group, you need to find a server that carries comp.lang.python. > > <URL:http://dmoz.org/Computers/Usenet/Public_News_Servers/> >
You might find, as many others do, that it's convenient to read this group using the Gmane service - it's group gmane.comp.python.general on server news.gmane.org. regards Steve -- Steve Holden +1 571 484 6266 +1 800 494 3119 Holden Web LLC/Ltd http://www.holdenweb.com Skype: holdenweb http://del.icio.us/steve.holden --------------- Asciimercial ------------------ Get on the web: Blog, lens and tag the Internet Many services currently offer free registration ----------- Thank You for Reading ------------- -- http://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
