Panix Help System: NewsXPresPuttys

NewsXPress Configuration

NewsXPress is an offline news reader. It serves the same function as Unix newsreaders such as nn, trn, and tin: the viewing of articles in Usenet newsgroups. This document assumes that you have already unzipped the file you downloaded from Panix or elsewhere.

Copy the CTL3DV2.DLL file to your Windows System directory. This can be done from DOS or Windows:
- From DOS, type
  copy ctl3dv2.dll c:\windows\system
  and press ENTER.
- From Windows, just use the Windows File Manager to copy the file.
Create an icon for NewsXpress in whatever Program Group you prefer.
Open NewsXpress. Select 'Setup' from the 'Config' menu.
Under 'Hosts and Ports Information':
- For 'NNTP Server', put news.panix.com in the first box. The smaller box to the right should already say 119, which is correct.
- For 'SMTP Server', put mail.panix.com in the first box. The smaller box to the right should already say 25, which is correct.
Under 'Personal Information':
- Put anything you like in 'Fullname' and 'Organization'. When you post an article, whatever you put in 'Fullname' will show up in the 'From:' header of the article, and whatever you put in 'Organization' will show up in the 'Organization:' header.
- If you have a .signature file, put the full path name in 'Signature File'.
- You must put your correct email address in 'Email Address'; that is, userid@panix.com.
Leave 'Authorization Information' BLANK.
The boxes under 'File and Path' should already have the correct settings; leave them alone.

NewsXpress is now properly configured. For more information about preferences, look at the NewsXpress FAQ which comes with the software.