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diff --git a/doc/userguide/usenet.docbook b/doc/userguide/usenet.docbook deleted file mode 100644 index a307e45f3..000000000 --- a/doc/userguide/usenet.docbook +++ /dev/null @@ -1,233 +0,0 @@ -<chapter id="usenet"> -<!-- Uncomment the <*info> below and add your name to be --> -<!-- credited for writing this section. --> - -<!-- -<chapterinfo> -<authorgroup> -<author> -<firstname>Your First Name here</firstname> -<surname>Your Surname here </surname> -</author> -</authorgroup> -</chapterinfo> ---> - -<title>Usenet News</title> - -<para>Usenet newsgroups are forums in which you can post messages to discuss -various topics: almost any subject you like (and many you don't!) can -be found there. Although usenet has become less popular than it once -was, because of the increasing use of web forums, &etc;, it is still a -useful tool. &tde; provides a powerful usenet news reader called &knode;.</para> - -<para>You can find &knode; in the <guimenu>TDE</guimenu> Menu under the -<guisubmenu>Internet</guisubmenu> entry: the menu entry -<guimenuitem>&knode; (News Reader)</guimenuitem> launches the program.</para> - - -<para>The main window of &knode; should now be displayed on your -desktop as shown; on the first start, the settings dialog will be -invoked.</para> - -<screenshot> -<screeninfo>Setting up &knode;</screeninfo> -<mediaobject> -<imageobject> -<imagedata fileref="knode-start.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> -<textobject> -<phrase>&knode; after first start</phrase> -</textobject> -<caption> -<para>&knode; after first start</para> -</caption> -</mediaobject> -</screenshot> - -<sect1 id="knode-setting-your-identity"> -<title>Personal settings</title> - -<para>The first page of the settings dialog is for personal settings: </para> -<screenshot> -<screeninfo>Dialog for entering personal information</screeninfo> -<mediaobject> -<imageobject> -<imagedata fileref="knode-identity.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> -<textobject> -<phrase>Entering personal information</phrase> -</textobject> -<caption> -<para>Entering personal information</para></caption> -</mediaobject> -</screenshot> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry> -<term> -<guilabel>Name</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>In the field <guilabel>Name</guilabel>, enter your name. This -name will later appear in the newsgroups as sender, and can be seen by -anyone.</para> - -<para>Filling out the field <guilabel>Name</guilabel> is -mandatory.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term> -<guilabel>Email address</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>The email address you enter here will be used as sender in news -articles, &ie; as actual address of the author, in conjunction with -the real name (set in the field <guilabel>Name</guilabel>).</para> - -<para>Filling out the <guilabel>Email Address</guilabel> field is -mandatory.</para> - -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="knode-setting-the-news-account"> -<title>Configuring the news account</title> - - -<para>Now we must tell &knode; about where we get the news from or -where to send the articles to later on. In the list on the -right, there is an <guilabel>Accounts</guilabel> entry; click on it and choose the -<guilabel>Newsgroup servers</guilabel> tab, because we first want to configure -the news account: the list of accounts is still empty.</para> - -<para>To create a new account click on <guibutton>Add...</guibutton>. The -following dialog appears:</para> - -<screenshot> -<screeninfo>The <guilabel>New Account</guilabel> dialog</screeninfo> -<mediaobject> -<imageobject> -<imagedata fileref="knode-news-account.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> -<textobject> -<phrase>The <guilabel>New Account</guilabel> dialog</phrase> -</textobject> -<caption> -<para>The <guilabel>New Account</guilabel> dialog</para> -</caption> -</mediaobject> -</screenshot> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Name</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>The <guilabel>Name</guilabel> field can be filled in as you -like; the text you enter will later be visible in the folder view. You -could, for example, enter the name of your Internet Provider; for our example we -enter the name <userinput>My News Account</userinput>.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Server</guilabel></term> -<listitem> - -<para>The next field is labelled <guilabel>Server</guilabel>. Unlike -the field <guilabel>Name</guilabel>, what you enter here is important. -The name of the news server is fixed and you should be able to get it -from your Internet service provider; if you do not know the name of -the news server, you should get it now: without this information you -cannot read any news. If your Internet service provider doesn't own a -news server you can use a public one (universities often provide -public news servers.)</para> - -<para>For our example configuration we enter the name -<userinput><systemitem -class="systemname">news.server.com</systemitem></userinput>; you will, -of course, enter the real name of your news server.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Port</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>You probably will not need to change this from the default in most -cases.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - -</variablelist> - -</sect1> - -<sect1 id="knode-setting-the-mail-account"> -<title>Setting up the mail account</title> - -<para>Sometimes you need to answer to the author of an article -directly, without posting to the newsgroup; for example, when you want -to make a very personal comment or want to correct an error. If you -want to do this, select the <guilabel>Mail Server (SMTP)</guilabel> tab. The -following dialog box appears:</para> - -<screenshot> -<screeninfo>Dialog Box for setting up the mail account</screeninfo> -<mediaobject> -<imageobject> -<imagedata fileref="knode-mail-account.png" format="PNG"/> </imageobject> -<textobject> -<phrase>Setting up the mail account</phrase> -</textobject> -<caption> -<para>Setting up the mail account</para> -</caption> -</mediaobject> -</screenshot> - -<variablelist> - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Server</guilabel></term> -<listitem> -<para>The name (address) of your mail server as provided by your -Internet service provider or system administrator; all you have to do -here is enter the mail server's name in the -<guilabel>Server</guilabel> field.</para> - -<para>In our example we enter <userinput><systemitem -class="systemname">mail.server.com</systemitem></userinput></para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> - - -<varlistentry> -<term><guilabel>Port</guilabel></term> -<listitem> - -<para>Again, you probably will not need to change the -<guilabel>Port</guilabel> setting.</para> -</listitem> -</varlistentry> -</variablelist> - -<!-- Add links to "further reading" here --> -<itemizedlist> -<title>Related Information</title> -<listitem><para>The comp.windows.x.kde newsgroup is the main user -support group for &tde; on usenet. You can find other resources for -getting help with &tde; in <xref linkend="getting-help"/>.</para> -</listitem> -<listitem><para><ulink url="http://gmane.org">Gmane</ulink> provides a -usenet frontend to many mailing lists, including most of the &tde; -lists, so you can read them with &knode;.</para> -</listitem> -</itemizedlist> - - -</sect1> - -</chapter> |