Newsgroups at ITU
What is news?
ITU has its own newsserver which enables the users at ITU to read and write contributions to several newsgroups. The newsgroups works in a way almost similar to normal mails, but contrary to mail one has to actively choose to read the contributions at a newsgroup as these aren't delivered to ones mailbox. The newsgroup are an easy way to share knowledge and attitudes and users avoid having their mailboxes filled with mails which aren't of relevance.
At the moment ITU does not receive newsfeed from the outside world. All newsgroups available at news.itu.dk are local - which means that all contributions originate from ITU.
Newsgroups with a sponsor
Most newsgroups at ITU are automatically generated, but it is also possible for a group of users to create a newsgroup if it is for a relevant purpose of study. Each of thesegroups need a sponsor, i.e. a person who guarantees that the newsgroup has a serious purpose.. Typically the sponsor will be a supervisor or a teacher at ITU.
How to use news
To read newsgroups one has to use a newsreader. Sysadm recommends using Mozilla- most users at ITU already know the program and it's available for both Windows and Unix-platforms. You start Mozilla by double-clicking the 'Mozilla'-icon at the desktop. If Mozilla is already opened, you can start the mailprogram by clicking the mail-icon at the lower left corner.
To add a newsserver in Mozilla, you do the following:
Choose 'edit' and then 'mail & newsgroup account settings..'. Choose 'add
account', situated at the lower left side. In the dialoguebox that appears,
choose 'newsgroup account'. You then fill in your name and e-mail.and click
'next'. Then enter the name of the newsserver, which is news.itu.dk
and click next. You then choose a name for your newsgroup-folder
(eg. 'news'), click 'next' and the 'finish'.
Subscribing to a newsgroup
You're only allowed to read and contribute to the newsgroups which you subscribe
to. Therefore you yourself choose which newsgroups you find interesting. To
subscribe to a newsgroup, you do the following:
Rightclick your 'news'-folder, situated below the local mailfolders, and choose
'subscribe'. A dialoguebox will appear showing all newsgroups at ITU. Chosse
the newsgroup(s) you wish to subscribe to and click 'subscribe'.
If you wish to see a list of all existing newsgroups, click here.
Reading and writing news
If you have followed the instructions above, you can now read and write contributions
at the newsgroups. It is very similar to reading and writing mail. To see a
list of all the contributions under a newsgroup, doubleclick the newsgroup situated
at the left window, below the local mailfolders. To write a contribution to
a newsgroup, choose 'compose' at the top of the screen.
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