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Baffled by Usenet newsgroups [Solved] (lemmy.ca)

submitted 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) by pglpm@lemmy.ca to c/usenet@lemmy.world

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[Solved thanks to @tal. See instructions below.]

I'd like to subscribe and occasionally post to some usenet newsgroup like sci.physics or sci.physics.research. It's difficult! I tried to simply enter "sci.physics" in Thunderbird's Newsgroup reader, but apparently it doesn't work simply like that... Even subscribing to news.eternal-september.org didn't help – I think my understanding of providers and groups is very confused.

Could anyone kindly help?

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[–] pglpm@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago)

Fantastic explanation, thank you! Now I understand the difference between "server" and "group". I finally managed to subscribe now.

For anyone in my same position:

Create an account on news.eternal-september.org
Add that newsgroup on Thunderbird (Accounts panel, add new account, and so on)
It's important to tick "Always request authentication" on the Server Settings for that newsgroup account
Then you can right-click on that account in the folder list and choose "Subscribe". You'll be asked for your eternal-september username and password.
The subscription window has a search function to search for the newsgroup you want to subscribe to.

Done!

Thanks @tal again very much!