Subject: How do you authorise posting to a newsgroup using Pine

From: Anil Pannikkat <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 28 Nov 1995 14:58:57 -0500 (EST)

Hi
	I am the su on my local system. I recently set up Pine on my
machine (A DEC -station running ULTRIX 4.0). And I also have a
newsserver listed in the conf. file. 
	I can read all the newsgroups fine, but I am unable to post to
a newsgroup.  When I try to post, I get a message saying
	Error.. 480 Authentication required...
	What do I need to change or check so that I can post?
	Any info would be welcome.
	Thanks
			Take Care			Anil
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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 1995 09:38:07 +0000 (GMT)

The current version of Pine (3.91) does not support authentication for 
Usenet News.  It may be coming in a future version (I always forget 
whether this may be 3.92 or "further down the road").

For the moment you will have to try to persuade your News Administrator 
to remove the need to authenticate before posting, or else switch to 
using a different program if you want to post news articles.

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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