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On 9/7/2010 5:56 AM, Al wrote:
> It would be as simple as this:
> 
> 1.) enter "news.gentoo.org" as news server to thunderbird
> 2.) select the groups you want to read
> 
> 2 steps not more. That is far more simple than subscribing to a mailing list.

You're skipping all the steps that start with "Install nntpd" and
progress forward to "Pay Network Bill."