![]() Then you will enter the username and password that we emailed to you. When asked for the news server address you should enter the address of the server that you want to use from our Network Status page. Start the process of setting up Hogwasher.Go to the Hogwasher site (search for "Hogwasher" on Google) and download the latest version of Hogwasher.Once you've download the list of groups you can start browsing and downloading.To download the list of groups you should go to Online -> Refresh Groups List.We recommend that you also check the box to "Remember password between sessions". Then enter your username and password in the spaces provided. Choose "Username and Password" as the login method. Enter the NewsgroupDirect server you want to connect to as the Host Name. Set up your news server information by going to Options -> General Preferences.Just enter any text you want to search for and you will be presented with the messages that contain that text. Just click on Message Search in the left-hand pane and you'll be presented with the search window. A nice feature of Newsrover is the message search capabilities.Downloading headers can take some time for larger groups, depending on the speed of your internet connection. Once you've downloaded the header you will be able to download the entire message. You can think of a header as just the subject of a message. Typically you will want to download all of the new headers for a group. Once you've subscribed to the newsgroup you'll be able to download headers.You will then be presented with a window that will let you either browse categories of newsgroups or search for a newsgroup by words in its name. To subscribe (or unsubscribe) to newsgroups you can simply right-click on the news server address in the left-hand pane and choose the Subscribe option. You can subscribe to the newsgroup so that it's easy to view any new messages posted in the newsgroup. ![]() For example, suppose that you frequently read a newsgroup that discusses ham radio. Subscribing to a newsgroup basically means that you are adding that newsgroup to your list of favorites.If you want to connect to the SSL server you will need to enter the address of the SSL server in the News Server Address list and click on the checkbox for SSL connection. For example, if you have a plan with 10 connections you will want to set Subscribed Newsgroups to use 9 connections and Autoscan to use 1. On this page you will want to adjust the number of connections to match that of the plan that you have. This is where all of the Newsrover settings are handled. If you click on Configure in the menu bar you will open up the Configure Panel.You will see the current message you're reading in the bottom pane. You will see any messages for the group you're viewing in the right-hand pane. From here you will be able to see all of the search features and subscribed group management on the left-hand side of the screen. This is where you will spend most of your time in the application. You will then be presented with the basic Home screen in Newsrover.We do not recommend that you put your real email address in the email address field unless you plan to use Newsrover as an email application. Also on this page you will want to enter the username and password that you received from us via email. On this first screen you should enter the paths for file storage. ![]()
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