News Configuration for KCnet

Included with every account is access to our news (NNTP) server.  You will need to logon to the KCnet news server using your KCnet email address and your password.  There are several easy to use, graphical news clients available. Four of the most popular are:

• Microsoft Internet News
• Netscape Navigator News
• Netscape Communicator News
• Forte Free Agent
• Microsoft Outlook Express 4
• Microsoft Outlook Express 5
• Microsoft Outlook Express 6

Microsoft Internet News

Download Microsoft Internet Products

To configure Microsoft Internet News for use with KCnet, complete the following steps:

1. With Internet News open, click News | Options
2. Select the Servers Tab
3. Enter your Real Name in the Name field.
4. Enter your username@kcnet.com in the Email Address field.
5. Next, click the add button in the News server field
6. Select the General Tab and Enter news.kcnet.com in the News Server field.
7. Select the Connection Tab and click "I use a modem to access my newsgroups"
8. From the pull-down window, select KCnet as your dialup networking connection - click OK
9. Click OK again

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Netscape Navigator News

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To configure Netscape Navigator news for use with KCnet, complete the following steps:

1. With Netscape Navigator open, click Options | Mail and News Preferences.
2. Click the Servers Tab.
3. Enter mail.kcnet.com in both the Outgoing Mail (SMTP) and Incoming Mail (POP) Server fields.
4. Enter your username in the POP Account Field.
5. Enter news.kcnet.com in the News (NNTP) Server field to configure Netscape News.
6. Next, click the Identity Tab.
7. Enter your real name in the Your Name field.
8. Enter your username@kcnet.com in the Your Email field.
9. Enter your username@kcnet.com in the Reply-to Address field.
10. Then, click the Organization Tab.
11. If you want Netscape to remember your email password, check the Remember Mail box.
12. Finally, click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.

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Netscape Communicator News

Download Netscape Software

To configure Netscape Communicator news for use with KCnet, complete the following steps:

1. With Netscape Communicator open, click Edit | Preferences.
2. Click the "Mail & Groups" branch from the main tree in the Category Window.
3. Select the sub-branch "Identity"
4. Enter your real name in the "Your Name" field.
5. Enter your username@kcnet.com in the "Email Address" field.
6. Then, select the sub-branch "Mail Server"
7. Enter your username in the "Mail Server Username" field.
8. Enter mail.kcnet.com in both the "Outgoing Mail and Incoming Mail Server" fields.
9. Then, select the sub-branch "Groups Server"
10. Enter news.kcnet.com in the "Discussion Groups (news) Server" field to configure Netscape News.
11. Finally, click the OK button at the bottom of the screen.

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Forte Free Agent

Download Free Agent

Free Agent is a popular news client that is, as its name implies, FREE.
 
If this is the first time you have used agent, a dialogue box will appear. Enter news.kcnet.com in the News (NNTP) Server field Enter mail.kcnet.com in the Mail (SMTP) Server field Enter username@kcnet.com in the Email Address field Enter your real name in the Full Name field.

If you have used Agent before, do the following:

1. Click Options | General Preferences
2. Select the identity tab
3. Enter username@kcnet.com in the Email Address field
4. Enter your real name in the Full Name field.
5. Next, click the server tab.
6. Enter news.kcnet.com in the News (NNTP) Server field
7. Enter mail.kcnet.com in the Mail (SMTP) Server field

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Microsoft Outlook Express 4

The Microsoft Internet Explorer version 4.0 has an email program called Outlook Express. To configure this package for KCnet's news settings, do the following:

1. In Explorer 4.0, click the Mail Icon and select Read Mail
2. After Outlook Express has opened, click the Tools menu and select Accounts.
3. Select the News Tab
4. Click the Add button and select News
5. Enter your Real Name in the Display Name field and click Next.
6. Enter your username@kcnet.com in the Email Address field and click Next.
7. Type in lower case letters "news.kcnet.com" for the news server.  Click Next.
8. Click the Finish button to close out of the configuration screen.

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Microsoft Outlook Express 5

The new Microsoft Internet Explorer version 5.0 has an email program called Outlook Express. To configure this package for KCnet's news settings, do the following:

1. In Explorer 5.0, click the Mail Icon and select Read Mail
2. After Outlook Express has opened, click the Tools menu and select Accounts.
3. Select the News Tab
4. Click the Add button and select News
5. Enter your Real Name in the Display Name field and click Next.
6. Enter your username@kcnet.com in the Email Address field and click Next.
7. Type in lower case letters "news.kcnet.com" for the news server.  Click Next.
8. Click the Finish button to close out of the configuration screen.

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Microsoft Outlook Express 6

The new Microsoft Internet Explorer version 6.0 has an email program called Outlook Express. To configure this package for KCnet's news settings, do the following:

1. In Explorer 5.0, click the Mail Icon and select Read Mail
2. After Outlook Express has opened, click the Tools menu and select Accounts.
3. Select the News Tab
4. Click the Add button and select News
5. Enter your Real Name in the Display Name field and click Next.
6. Enter your username@kcnet.com in the Email Address field and click Next.
7. Type in lower case letters "news.kcnet.com" for the news server.  Click Next.
8. Click the Finish button to close out of the configuration screen.

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