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Opera 7 and Newsgroups - For High-speed Connections & Other ISPs

Note: To use Opera to get your e-mail while connected to another Internet Service Provider, you will need to use Stunnel to create a secure connection.

To create a news account:

1. Launch Opera.
2. From the Mail menu, choose Manage accounts.
   
3. Click the New button.
   
4. Select the News option and click the Next button.
   
5. Enter the your name, e-mail address. You may also enter an organization if you like. Click the Next button.
   
6. Enter the following information:
   • Incoming server: inetnews.worldnet.att.net
   • Outgoing server: 127.0.0.1
   Click the Finish button.
   
7. We recommend you finish all these steps first and take the tutorial later, so click the No button.
8. Click the Cancel button you need to edit account the account first.
   
9. From the Mail menu, choose Manage accounts. Select the account and click the Edit... button.
   
10. Select the Servers tab. In the Incoming POP server section, enter the following:
    • Server: inetnews.worldnet.att.net
    • Port: 563
    • Check the Use secure connection (TLS) option.
    • Authentication: Plaintext
    • User name: Enter your UserID (everything to the left of the @ in your e-mail address).
    • Password: Your e-mail password.
    In the Outgoing POP server section, enter the following:
    • Server: 127.0.0.1
    • Port: Do not modify this number.
    • Authentication: Plaintext
    • User name: Enter your UserID (everything to the left of the @ in your e-mail address).
    • Password: Your e-mail password.
    
11. Click the OK button.
12. Click the Close button.
    
13. Create a secure connection with Stunnel.
14. Click the Hotlist button.
    
15. From the Mail menu, choose Newsgroups...
    
16. The newsgroups lists takes a while to load. Once it finishes loading you can subscribe to newsgroups by placing a check mark next to it. Click the OK button until you are back to the main Opera window.
    
17. Click on the triangle next to news server name to expand the list.
    
18. Double-click a newsgroup to open it.
    
19. Double-click a message to open it.
    
20. You are done!

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