The man with the funny avatar is correct. But read some threads here (of which I and others have posted step-by-step instructions many times) or elsewhere on the web. And pls do yourself a favor and get a good newsreader... I used to use OE when I started with groups and stayed with it far too long (resistant to change, I STILL use os9). Once I moved to a real newsreader (YANW, and now Thoth, both mac apps, there's zillions of PC readers if you're an acolyte of Bill's) I was immensely happier.