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| From | "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> |
|---|---|
| Newsgroups | comp.mobile.android, alt.comp.freeware, alt.windows7.general |
| Subject | Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL |
| Date | 2018-11-19 15:49 +0100 |
| Message-ID | <m4vacf-sbi.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> (permalink) |
| References | (1 earlier) <pspd42.7d8.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <pspsr8$mn7$1@news.mixmin.net> <psq3sk.9pg.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> <p509cf-b1j.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> <psuct2.5u0.1@ID-201911.user.individual.net> |
Cross-posted to 3 groups.
On 19/11/2018 13.13, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> Carlos E.R. <robin_listas@es.invalid> wrote:
>> On 17/11/2018 22.14, Frank Slootweg wrote:
> [...]
>
>> ...
>>> Because it's a news URL, there's no need to search for it, because
>>> your newsreader should be able to show it to you (assuming it's not
>>> expired from your news server). Figure that, a newsreader actually
>>> showing news articles! What *will* they think of next!? A webbrowser
>>> showing webpages!?
>>>
>>> Like for a web ('http:') URL, you don't search for it, you just
>>> 'execute' it. Same thing with a news URL.
>>
>> Ok, this is interesting to me. How do I tell my news reader,
>> Thunderbird, to find a message by knowing the URL? Because my
>> Thunderbird can only search (quick filter button) by "sender",
>> "recipient", or "subject". The body is not downloaded, so it can not
>> actually search there, it finds nothing. The button for "body" is there,
>> but does not work.
>
> As nospam wrote, clicking on the news URL should work.
It doesn't here.
Right click offers to open in browser, then a dialog ask to say what
application to open it with (choose other application). And it does not
suggest any by default, just the entire disk tree.
>
> Note 'should'. I tried it yesterday and I can't get it to work. I've
> set up TB's 'System Integration', (Windows) 'Internet Options'
> (Programs (Set programs)) and 'Associate a file type or protocol with a
> program', but it doesn't work.
>
> This used to work out-of-the-box with Outlook Express (when putting
> the news URL in *Internet Explorer*'s URL box).
>
> The specific setting which *should* (IMO) do the trick, but doesn't
> work for me is this (English Windows 8.1 version):
>
> Control Panel -> Programs -> Default Programs -> Associate a file type
> or protocol with a program
>
> This gives a very long list, first for all the 'Extensions' and at the
> end for all the 'Protocols'.
>
> I the 'Protocols' list, there should be an entry:
>
> Name Description Current Default
> ---- --------------------- ---------------
> NEWS Thunderbird (News) URL Thunderbird
>
> That implies that a news URL should be handled by Thunderbird, but
> when I click on a news URL *in* TB, TB does not handle it, let alone
> that a news URL *outside* TB will be handled by TB.
>
> If by any chance, you do not get the above entry in the 'Protocols'
> list, then check this:
>
> Thunderbird -> Tools -> Options -> 'Advanced' tab -> System Integration
> -> Check Now...
>
> The 'System Integration' popup should say:
>
> "Use Thunderbird as the default client for:
> V Email
> V Newsgroups"
>
> If you do not get this list, let me know.
>
> Sorry to be of so little help. As I said, it used to work for OE
> (+IE).
>
> If anyone know how to get this to work for Thunderbird, please let us
> know.
>
> [...]
Well, I forced "thunderbird", and did nothing (Linux here, but should
not matter much).
>
>>> In your defense, but not an excuse for dodging my question: You're not
>>> the only one who doesn't know how handle a news URL or/and how to look
>>> up an article with their newsreader, given a news URL.
>>
>>
>> Well, I go to Edit/Find/search messages, select "message-ID", then enter
>> the MID, and tick "run search on server" (an option I did not see years
>> before), then it does the search fast enough.
>
> Great! Thanks! I think I looked for something like that, but
> apparently not good enough.
>
> So that's at least a workaround. It's still a search instead of a
> direct lookup, but it's better than nothing.
>
> Now we 'only' need someone who can show us how to teach TB to do a
> direct lookup of a news URL.
>
I think I tried on this or another computer some weeks back, and it
launched firefox, which did nothing or complained, I don't remember for
sure.
--
Cheers, Carlos.
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Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-19 15:49 +0100
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-19 10:13 -0500
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL Diesel <me@privacy.net> - 2018-11-19 20:23 +0000
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Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-21 14:59 +0100
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2018-11-21 09:30 -0500
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-21 23:08 +0100
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 09:41 -0500
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Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2018-11-21 13:10 -0500
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 15:10 -0500
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2018-11-21 15:42 -0500
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL nospam <nospam@nospam.invalid> - 2018-11-21 15:47 -0500
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL Wolf K <wolfmac@sympatico.ca> - 2018-11-21 15:44 -0500
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-21 21:43 +0000
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2018-11-21 23:12 +0100
Re: [OT] How to use a 'news:' URL Frank Slootweg <this@ddress.is.invalid> - 2018-11-20 16:44 +0000
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