Alan wrote:   
      
    AZ> In Thunderbird 3.x (Mac), I can click File, then New, then Other   
    AZ> Account, and pick Newsgroup Account from the options that pop up...   
    AZ> maybe the Win version will be the same.   
      
   	I did that too but when on the Server page for estar or tinys all I could see   
   up there beside Server Type -> News Server, was IMAP. You are gifted !   
      
   	Going to this old version solved my problem and it is just as good.   
      
   --- Thunderbird 2.0.0.23 (Windows/20090812)   
    * Origin: Fidonet Via Newsreader - http://www.easternstar.info (1:123/789.0)