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You have two approaches now available:
(1) Subscribe via your Unit page
With Netscape open, go to your GSCIT unit page (not My.Monash) and click on the News links across the top of your page, this will switch you to the Netscape News Reader with the group subscribed.
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(2) Subscribe direct from the Collabra Server
Open Netscape Messenger and right click on collabra1.monash.edu.au in the Name panel.
Select Subscribe to Newsgroups...
Or in the right hand pane select "Manage Newsgroup Subscriptions"
If required enter your user details and select OK, Netscape will download the Collabra newsgroups and list all the current groups for you to scroll through and select those you wish to read or subscribe to.
GSCIT units should be listed under classes.it.gscit.subjectcode.year_ semester.newsgroupname eg. classes.it.gscit.gco1811.01-01.notices).
Select OK. The newsgroups you subscribed too will now appear in the left hand Name panel.
To read a particular group, select the group in the Name panel and the news items will be listed in the right hand panel:
To read a particular item, highlight the item and read in the lower pane. Clicking on a + symbol in the items window will present all the items in a particular thread:
You can post a new message to the selected news group (Folders panel) by clicking on the New Msg task button:
Or post a follow up to the currently highlighted message by selecting the Reply button:
If you use the Reply All button, an email reply will also be sent to the author of the currently highlighted item.
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