Setting Up Newsgroups in Mozilla Thunderbird

To set up your news account:

1. Start Thunderbird.
2. Go to the Tools menu, and click "Account Settings..."
3. Click "Add Account..."
4. Select "Newsgroup account" and click Next.
5. Enter your name and email address, and click Next.
6. Under "Newsgroup Server:", enter nntp2.foothill.net and click Next twice.
7. Verify that all information on the last page is correct, and click Finish.

To subscribe to a newsgroup:

1. Right-click "nntp2.foothill.net" in the folder list, and click "Subscribe..."
2. Once the list of newgroups appears, click the newsgroup you would like to subscribe to, and click "Subscribe".
3. When you are subscribed to all desired newsgroups, click OK.