[tin-bugs] No login prompt with news.eternal-september.org usenet server with tin v2.6.4 in 64-bit Fedora?

[Ant]

On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 07:06:18PM +0200, Urs Janßen wrote:
> On Tue, Apr 01, 2025 at 08:37:52AM -0700, Ant wrote:
> > In my updated W10 Pro.'s PC's updated SeaMonkey's usenet reader, it asks
> > to log in.  How come?  Is this a bug?  :(
> 
> No, news.eternal-september.org is open for reading _without_ auth (for
> a limited set of groups) but requires auth for all other groups, thus
> the newsreader does not know if you want to auth or not (as the server
> doesn't tell the client that you have to).
> SeaMonkey likely has a setting (which you enabled somehow) to always
> authenticate. tin has the -A cmd.-line switch:
> 
> |    -A          Force authentication on initial connect. Only available when
> |                reading via NNTP.

Thank you for the quick answer. That worked. My previous usenet server 
always asked me to log in (no read only).

Question: How do I get an account for your news.tin.org usenet server so 
I can post there instead of using the e-mail address method? Did I miss 
it?
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"But God chose the foolish things of the world to shame the wise; God chose the weak things of the world to shame the strong." --1 Corinthians 1:27. MS & Moz's updates again. RIP, old usenet accesses & moving 2 https://maps.app.goo.gl/jArR3nmjVjyM7A3u6? :(
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