Newsgroup instructions for PINE

  1. Enter your pine account.
  2. Press L to go to folder list.
  3. Press the down arrow to move to newsgroup section.
    [If you have already subscribed to the list, skip to step 6.]
  4. Press A to subscribe to a list.
  5. Type the following newsgroup name followed by the return key:
       columbia.org.ssn
  6. Press return to see expanded newsgroup list.
  7. Use arrows to select the above newsgroup and press return to open.
  8. View and respond to newsgroup posts using standard Pine commands, which can be found at the bottom of the screen.

For more comprehensive documentation on using netnews in both Pine as well as on Netscape, browse to the following web address: http://www.columbia.edu/acis/publications/handouts.html

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