Subject: Sug (ID JD56T): User authentication during news reading

From: [email-masked]
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 17:21:34 +0300 (EET DST)

Hi,

	I have not been able to make pine to send authentication info
to the news server where it tries to read Usenet news from. This is
necessary as the news server can keep groups/lists which are not
accessible by everyone but only by authorised users. So, a password
mechanism would be necessary, I think.

Thanks,

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From: Mike Brudenell <[email-masked]>
Date: Tue, 11 Jun 1996 16:06:59 +0100 (BST)

You didn't mention what version of Pine you are currently using!

Pine 3.93 (the current version) certainly supports authentication for
reading and/or posting Usenet News.

Cheers,

Mike Brudenell                                         <[email-masked]>
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