//Hello All,//

How do I download the list of newsgroups?

I hear you can add them with areafix.

Alan

Regards,
Alan Beck
--- WinPoint 407.0
* Origin: Another Random *WinPoint* Origin! (1:229/426.36)

Hello Alan!

*** Sunday 19.06.22 at 15:04:51, Alan Beck wrote to All:

How do I download the list of newsgroups?

Which Point software are you referring to?

Regards,
Martin

--- WinPoint 407.0
* Origin: WinPoint Test Rig - UK - (2:280/464.27)

//Hello Alan,//

on *19.06.22* at *15:04:51* You wrote in area *POINTS*
to *All* about *"newsgroups"*.

How do I download the list of newsgroups?

I hear you can add them with areafix.

try
%LIST
on your boss node's areafix and hope that she/he/it carries some newsgroups :)

Regards,
Daniel PATH
--- WinPoint 400.2
* Origin: Roon's Point (2:371/52.1)

Hi Alan,

26 Jun 22 20:53, from Daniel PATH -> Alan Beck, in URL area://POINTS?msgid=2:371/52.1+90448a83:

//Hello Alan,//
on *19.06.22* at *15:04:51* You wrote in area *POINTS*
to *All* about *"newsgroups"*.

How do I download the list of newsgroups?
I hear you can add them with areafix.

try
%LIST
on your boss node's areafix and hope that she/he/it carries some newsgroups :)

sometimes software packages like Winpoint create areamgr requests automaticly if you include echolists (lists of echos that can be requested from the bossnode)

but you also can manualy write an areafix or areamgr message.

From : Alan Beck 1:229/426.36 19 Jun 22
12:04:51
Regards,
Alan Beck
-$- WinPoint 407.0
$ Origin$ Another Random *WinPoint* Origin! (1:229/426.36)

manual areamgr request:

you're running as point 1:229/426.36
so your bossnode is 1:229/426
so you can write a netmail to:

From: Alan Beck, 1:229/426.36
To : Areamgr, 1:229/426
Subj: YOUR-PASSWORD-FOR-AREAMGR -------------------------------------------------
%LIST
%QUERY
%HELP
-$-


push the poll button and wait some time before the next poll.
Probably in the next session you'll receive a response from your bossnodes areamanager


The line

-$- WinPoint 407.0

indicates, you're using WinPoint 407.0

Go to Winpoint's menu: Fidonet - Echoarea Management
probably in the left window you have a list of echos available. You can select / doubleclick echos to get them to the right window. You can also press the %LIST button. Once anything changed the Send button becomes selectable.
Press the Send button and the request goes to your bossnode.

If the left window of the Echo Area Management is empty, you first have to frequest an echolist from your bossnode.
Within Echo Area Management window - select menu: Areas - Add Area List to include the echos list from your bossnode.

Regards,
Daniel PATH
--- WinPoint 400.2
* Origin: Roon's Point (2:371/52.1)

regards, uli ;-)
--- GoldED-NSF/W32-MINGW 1.1.5-20090710
* Origin: AMBROSIA - Bad Ueberkingen - Germany (2:240/1120)

//Hello Alan,//

on *19.06.22* at *15:04:51* You wrote in Area *POINTS*
to *All* about *"newsgroups"*.

Hello All,

How do I download the list of newsgroups?

I hear you can add them with areafix.

Iff you provided your areafix password etc. properly in the configuration you can just go to the echo area manager in WinPoint and hit the "%LIST" button. Lists will be requested on the next poll, but depending on the remote system you may receive the answer in the same or the next session. WP will also automatically process the lists if set up properly. For the first time, you have to right click on each list message (if multiple) and select "use as area list". WP will present you a calbration dialog and store the result for future use, so lists will be automatically processed the next time.

Regards,
Tim

--- WinPoint 408.3
* Origin: Original WinPoint Origin! (2:310/31.6)