Post by ScottPost by Ralph FoxNewsgroups: alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent
Subject: test
Please use one of the many *.test groups for test posts.
alt.binaries.test
alt.test
comp.test
free.test
misc.test
news.test
rec.test
soc.test
us.test
People invariably say this, but could it not be that OP is testing
access to this particular group?
Whether the OP is testing either read access or posting access, the OP
does not need to post test messages to this newsgroup.
Read access
If the OP is not seeing new posts, the OP can check this group on
Narkive [1], NovaBBS [2], or (until 24 February) Google Groups [3].
If they show no new posts, that is the reason.
If they show new posts which the OP is not receiving, the OP should
check the OP's filters.
* The first check is to (temporarily) disable filtering for the
group and sample headers.
* If the OP is using this subject filter from another post
{/?/?/?/?}
that filter will catch _all_ posts, not only posts with question
marks. The lesson is to test your filters on the group using
Find Global (Ctrl+G) to make sure the filter does not catch
other posts you do not want caught.
Posting access
If the OP has nothing useful to post, the OP does not need to post.
If the OP has something useful to post, then post that (not a test
post). If that post goes out but does not show up after a wait of
a few minutes and then getting new headers, follow the steps in
'Read access' above.
* Check if that post is on Narkive [1], NovaBBS [2], or (until
24 February 2024) Google Groups [3].
* Check one's filters as above.
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FOOTNOTES
[1] This group on Narkive
<https://alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent.narkive.com/>
[2] This group on NovaBBS
<https://www.novabbs.com/computers/thread.php?group=alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent>
[3] This group on Google Groups
<https://groups.google.com/g/alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent>
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Kind regards
Ralph Fox
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