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Old March 18th 19, 08:57 PM posted to alt.computer.workshop,alt.comp.os.windows-10
David in Devon
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Default OT - Looking for a simple explanation - Thunderbird

Following the detraction of the newsgroups which were hosted hosted on
the Annex.com server for many years, some groups were transferred to a
similar arrangement on the MyPlugBox.com server.

I've set up news.myplugbox.com as a news server on Thunderbird, but when
I try to connect to the server to download the groups, I get this pop-up
asking for my Username and Password.

https://www.dropbox.com/s/n70zlorf2w...2019.36.08.png

A similar pop-up occurs, when I use news.eternal-september.orq but,
after I append my Username and Password once, I do not have to do so again.

As far as I am aware, *anyone* is entitled to use the MyPlugBox
newsgroups *WITHOUT* the need to even _have_ a Username and Password -
it's purported to be a 'protected' environment but, in reality, it is a
free-for-all.

Can anyone reading here use the MyPlugBox newsgroups *without* a need to
supply a username and password?

If so, how may the server owner have manipulated Thunderbird to require
me to have to supply them?

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David B.
Devon, UK
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