Subject: getting a messsage to the world-wide "comp.mail.pine"

From: Thomas J Dean <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 18:30:09 -0500 (EST)

Dear Pine-info:
How does one get a message to the "comp.mail.pine" group?  Via an e-mail
address, or via a web address?  I tried "http://www.comp.mail.pine" and
that did not work.  I tried "http://comp.mail.pine" and that did not work.
Any suggestions or help greatly appreciated!
		T. D.

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From: "Adam H. Kerman" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 17:42:19 -0600 (CST)

>From: Thomas J Dean <[email-masked]>
>Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 18:30:09 -0500 (EST)

>address,

No!

>or via a web address?

No!

>I tried "http://www.comp.mail.pine" and

Of course not. "http" is the URL for "hypertext transport protocol", a method
for viewing Web pages in your browser. comp.mail.pine is a newsgroup in Usenet,
and Usenet has its own URL.

>Any suggestions or help greatly appreciated!

I take it you have the ability to post news articles through your Web browser. 
You clearly don't have a question about pine. My suggestion is, Don't ask an
inappropriate question on the comp.mail.pine newsgroup!

btw, this is the pine-info mailing list. People here are willing to answer
questions about pine, hence the name of the list. If you ask a question that is
asked repeatedly, the answer will be, "Read the context-sensitive help."

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From: "Colin J. Raven" <[email-masked]>
Date: Sat, 3 Jan 1998 16:11:28 -0800 (PST)

If I may interject a small suggestion here,
Since Pine is also a mail reader, perhaps the esteemed list member could
access "L" (Folder List) then travel down to "New Collection" and follow
menu prompts from there onwards.
entering comp.mail when prompted for groups to search for will immediately
access comp.mail.pine, along with other interesting newsgroups that relate
to mail programs out there.
Just a suggestion, which would get the reader to the resource he wants,
while *still using* the resources of this list.
Regards to all, and best wishes for a "Great '98"!
-Colin