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Agent 3.2 for News

This document contains configuration instructions for using Agent 3.2 and higher to access the AT&T Worldnet news and e-mail servers through an AT&T Worldnet dialup connection. If you're looking for instructions for access through another ISP, go here.

Create an Account

1. From the Tools menu, choose Servers and Accounts.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Highlight News Servers, click the New button at the bottom left and choose News Server.
   
   
   
   
   
3. Enter the following information:
   
   
   • News Server: netnews.worldnet.att.net
   • Click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
4. Review and click Finish.
   
   
   
   
   
5. If you would like Agent to retrieve your e-mail, highlight Inbound Email Server and click the New button. Choose Email Account and Servers.
   
   
   • Add a radio button selection to: Both an email account and an outbound email server or choose Outbound server only if you just want to send and skip to step 7.
   • Click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
6. Enter postoffice.worldnet.att.net for Mail Server and select the following options:
   
   
   • Simple username and password: Enter your e-mail ID (the part to the left of the @ sign) and your password.
   • Click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
7. Enter mailhost.worldnet.att.net for mail server and select the following options:
   
   
   • Login with a simple username and password
   • Use the username and password for the inbound e-mail account (or enter your ID/password).
   • Click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
8. Create a new Persona. Select Yes, and click Next.
   
   
   
   Personas control how you are identified when you send a message. You can create just one for everything or set up multiple personas for different types of messages.
   
   From the Tools menu, select Options, and choose Posting Messages.
   
   This example creates one persona for all messages and uses the default Worldnet SMTP server for sending:
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
9. Choose inbound email folder. The default is inbox. Click Next.
   
   
   
   
   
10. Enable email account. Click Next.
    
    
    
    
    
11. Review and click Finish.
    
    
    
    
    

Download and Read Newsgroups

1. From the Tools menu, choose Newsgroup Directory .
   
   This will retrieve the current list of newsgroups available through AT&T Worldnet. Due to the amount of groups, it may take some time for this task to complete.
   
   
   
   
   
2. Use the Find feature to locate the groups that you are looking for. To use Find:
   
   
   • As an example: type Worldnet, and click Begin Search.
   • Highlight the groups you wish to subscribe to (CTRL+click to select multiple items).
   • Click Add newsgroups to desk to subscribe.
   • Click Close.
   
   
   
   
   
3. From the Online menu, choose Get New Headers in Current Desk. This will get the message headers for you. Double-click on a message header to download and display it for you.
   
   
   
   
   

For more information on using Agent, see the Agent help file or visit the Agent support pages.

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