Below you will find directions on how to access the newsgroup using either PINE or Netscape Navigator.

Using Netscape:

1. The easiest way to access the newsgroup is to simply type (or click on the following link) news:wu.artsci.webworkshops into the Netscape Navigator browser window (where you would normally enter a web address).  This will open a new window.
2. On the left hand side of your screen there will be a list of newsgroups.  Click on wu.artsci.webworkshops once to highlight it.
3. You can then click on "Get New Messages" from the drop-down menu, "File."  This will load the newsgroup's messages into Netscape.  You can then click on any message to read it.
4. If you wish to send a message, select "New Message" from the drop-down "Message" window.  Please remember to identify yourself in the message, particularly if you send a message from one of the computers in Eads 14 or the GradLab (since the message will be from "nouser" from one of these computers).
5. Alternately, if you are already reading one newsgroup message, you can choose "Reply" from the drop-down "Message" window and then write your message.

1. In Netscape Navigator, choose "Newsgroups" from the drop-down "Communicator" menu.
2. If the newsgroup wu.artsci.webworkshops is listed in the left hand side of the screen, then you can proceed to retrieve. read and respond to messages as outlined above.  If there is no wu.artsci.webworkshops newsgroup on the left hand side of the screen, do the following:
3. From the drop-down "File" menu, select "Subscribe"
4. In the window for server make sure "news.wustl.edu" is selected.  If news.wustl.edu is not a choice, click on "Add Server."
5. Select "News Server" and click continue.
6. In the server field, type news.wustl.edu and then click OK.  news.wustl.edu should now be an option in the server field.  Select news.wustl.edu
7. Scroll down the list of newsgroups until you reach "wu."  Double click on "wu."
8. Scroll down until you find "wu.artsci."  Double click on "wu.artsci."
9. Scroll down to "wu.artsci.webworkshops" and select it by clicking on it once.
10. Click on the "Subscribe" button.  wu.artsci.webworkshops should now be one of the newsgroups listed on the left of your screen.  To receive, read, and send messages, follow the directions above.

1. Access PINE as you would to read your email (open Telnet, enter your login name and password, type PINE). 
2. Open your folder list (type "L"). 
3. Scroll to the bottom of the list of your email folders to the bottom, so that the phrase "select here to see expanded list" is highlighted.  At this point the tool bar at the bottom of your page will change. 
4. Hit "A" to subscribe to a bulletin board. 
5. Enter the domain for our bulletin board: wu.artsci.webworkshops
6. You have subscribed to the newsgroup and can now access it by highlighting it at the bottom of your folders list and hitting "Enter." 

Posting Bulletin Board Messages in the PINE:

1.  To post a new message to the bulletin board in PINE, open the newsgroup and type "C" to compose a regular email message. 
2.  To reply to a specific message select the message (highlight it) and type "R" to reply. 
3.  Do not be frightened by the warning that your message will be sent to thousands of people, it will only be sent to our bulletin board.