newsgroup setting/server name etc

[knewbold]

Hi
What are the server settings for newsgroups

should i have a username and password

I use virgin for my internet access - but i have never had a username or password - as i have never used email etc

I dont even know the server name etc


any help?

[evilmonkey]

If its the Ex-TW then :-

servers:-
binary:- news.blueyonder.co.uk
Text:- news-text.blueyonder.co.uk

Username and password only required if posting and will be the same that you use for Email (BY) or selfcare.

[knewbold]

its not ex telewest

i signed up 3 months agg
can i download bin's without the username and password

how does it know that im with virgin - or does it go by IP

[deek72]

I use newsbin pro and the server settings I use are news.ntlworld.com and don't need to enter any username/password.
Not sure if virgin is different.
Have a look here. http://www.virginmedia.com/customers/newsgroups/
Hope this helps.

[wafer_style]

Hi
What are the server settings for newsgroups

should i have a username and password

I use virgin for my internet access - but i have never had a username or password - as i have never used email etc

I dont even know the server name etc


any help?

Could you please turn the cable modem upside town and take a look at the MAC ADDRESS ... it looks like a bar code on a white sticker ... we first need to know as whether you are with NTL or TELEWEST

[knewbold]

i beleive im with telewest
i was with the phone before virgin

im at work so i cant check this now

[punky]

For your security, under no circumstances should MAC addresses be given to users who aren't confirmed Virgin Media staff.

wafer_style is NOT confirmed as VM staff.

[knewbold]

i knew that anyway - i wondered where he was going with this