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  15. <H2><A NAME="s3">3.</A> <A HREF="sylpheed.html#toc3">Quick-guide for news setup</A></H2>
  16. <H2><A NAME="ss3.1">3.1</A> <A HREF="sylpheed.html#toc3.1">Getting news in a hurry.</A>
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  18. <P>In the configuration menu, select "Create new account"</P>
  19. <P>In the "Basic" tab, enter the relevant data. You name the account, enter your name and e-mail address, etc. To connect to news, in the Protocol box you select "News (NNTP)".</P>
  20. <P>Enter the newsserver information.</P>
  21. <P>Skip the "Receive" tab.</P>
  22. <P>In the "Send" tab you can set up some more settings.</P>
  23. <P>In the "Compose" tab you can define your signature file.</P>
  24. <P>In the "Advanced" tab you can edit the portnumbers for the servers you will be using. This normally will need no change.</P>
  25. <P>Close the dialogs, right click the new News folder in the folder pane and select "Subscribe to newsgroups". If not done already, a list of groups will be downloaded from the server. From there you will find your way, so good luck!</P>
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