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Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game

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On Sun, 20 Jul 2014 18:47:23 -0700, scottwd01 wrote:

> So, if I go to set up other account, I can set up a newsgroup account,
> is that correct?  If so when it asks for the news group server do I
> enter comp.lang.java?  And last question, where does the
> eternal-september.org come into play?  Thanks again!!
>
The basics
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The NNTP (news group system) is a network of news servers. Each server 
holds a list of newsgroups it is prepared to support along with copies of 
current messages in each newsgroup. Messages are exchanged between news 
servers so that eventually each server has a complete message collection 
for each newsgroup it supports. So, by connecting your news client 
program to any server you get access to all the messages in any newsgroup 
it supports. Once your client is configured to use a particular news 
server, you can subscribe to any or all if the newsgroups it supports. 
When to start the client, it pulls down all the new messages for each 
subscribed news group so you can read, and maybe reply, to messages. You 
can set an message expiry period on your client, which causes it to 
discard any messages that are older than this.

Specifics:
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eternal-september.org is a news server. Configure thunderbird to use it, 
which gives access to the 25,000 or so newsgroups. Pick those of 
interest, e.g. comp.lang.java.programmed, and subscribe to them. This 
causes the current messages to be downloaded so you can read them. 

You can post replies to the newsgroup, which lets everybody see your 
reply, or you can reply privately by e-mail. 

Each newsgroup has its own etiquette: this one doesn't encourage private 
replies, frowns on posting abuse and generally expects you to have used a 
web search before asking about something you could easily have found out 
by searching. 

There is a fuller explanation here: 
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet_newsgroup


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Help with paper, rock, scissors game scottwd01@gmail.com - 2014-07-18 23:35 -0700
  Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game leif.roar@invalid.com (Leif Roar Moldskred) - 2014-07-19 02:19 -0500
    Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game scottwd01@gmail.com - 2014-07-19 00:34 -0700
      Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game leif.roar@invalid.com (Leif Roar Moldskred) - 2014-07-19 03:49 -0500
  Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-07-19 08:39 +0100
    Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game scottwd01@gmail.com - 2014-07-19 22:38 -0700
      Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game markspace <markspace@nospam.nospam> - 2014-07-19 23:12 -0700
        Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-20 10:49 +0000
          Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game scottwd01@gmail.com - 2014-07-20 18:37 -0700
            Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game scottwd01@gmail.com - 2014-07-20 18:47 -0700
              Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-21 12:01 +0000
                Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game ĵess stone <jess.st0ne@gmail.com> - 2014-07-21 21:59 +0000
                Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game Martin Gregorie <martin@address-in-sig.invalid> - 2014-07-21 22:22 +0000
                Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game ĵess stone <jess.st0ne@gmail.com> - 2014-07-21 22:35 +0000
                Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game "Chris Uppal" <chris.uppal@metagnostic.REMOVE-THIS.org> - 2014-07-22 13:56 +0100
        Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game lipska the kat <lipskathekat@example.com> - 2014-07-20 12:29 +0100
          Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game Scott Dunning <scottwd01@gmail.com> - 2014-07-20 20:10 -0700
  Re: Help with paper, rock, scissors game Roedy Green <see_website@mindprod.com.invalid> - 2014-07-19 02:51 -0700

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