NNTP setup how to find "newsgroups" I want to talk in?
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From: PA Bear [MS MVP] on 9 Jul 2010 13:29 Did you read http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx?? yuppicide wrote: > Thanks. I thought that was a list of the old Newsgroups because most of > the > ones I used to talk in are not in the list. I am guessing they did away > with > a lot of them, such as the hardware one. > > "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> wrote in message > news:789545D3-BB4D-43F0-9B7F-2F88E00B6154(a)microsoft.com... > See > https://connect.microsoft.com/content/content.aspx?ContentID=13816&SiteID=927 > > You need to log on with the bridge and not on the website. Then you can > get > a list of the fora via Tools | Newsgroups. After that you can subscribe > and > post as in OE. > > steve > > "yuppicide" <nosir(a)nosir.com> wrote in message > news:eifKmurHLHA.1996(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> I put "newsgroups" in quotes 'cause they're not newsgroups anymore. >> >> Anyway, I had a bunch of newsgroups setup in Outlook Express 6 at work. >> Slowly the newsgroups are disappearing. >> >> I figured out how to get the NNTP's installed. I wondered why they >> weren't >> working, it was just that these computers are old (single core processor, >> 1GB ram, on XP Pro) and it took awhile for the NNTP software to open. So, >> once the software opened I was able to hit START. I already had a login >> to >> the website, all I needed to do was activate NNTP from My Settings. >> >> Now that NNTP software is activated, I'm not sure how to read or post in >> the >> areas I used to use find places. >> >> For Example, I used to have about 8 or 9 newsgroups that I used to read >> and >> post in.. Word, Excel, one for Windows XP Hardware, etc. Out of all the >> newsgroups I used to read or participate in, there's only three left and >> those will be gone some day. >> >> So, I'm in Outlook Express how do I find and add forums I want to read? >> >> With this NNTP Bridge you can only read and not make posts? If so, that >> is >> useless to me and I'll uninstall the thing.. the reason I have this is >> because it looks like I'm typing an email rather than surfing the web. >> This >> way I can get help when I need help and stay under the radar. >> >> "PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:%23HpCzeqHLHA.1052(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >>> Start here: http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/help#406 >>> >>> Then tell us how you're going to "talk" in MS Answers forums (not >>> newsgroups)? >>> >>> >>> yuppicide wrote: >>>> I setup the NNTP Bridge.. I'm signed in.. now how do I find and add the >>>> stuff I want to talk in?
From: - Bobb - on 10 Jul 2010 15:57 "yuppicide" <nosir(a)nosir.com> wrote in message >> Anyway, I had a bunch of newsgroups setup in Outlook Express 6 at work. >> Slowly the newsgroups are disappearing. One note: a lot of businesses block news ports (119 etc) .... Have you asked there? Does that newsgroup work at home ? http://www.freeusenetnews.com/ http://www.eternal-september.org/ Use need to get a free account, then try these: > reader80.eternal-september.org > reader 443.eternal-september.org > news.eternal-september.org or for a master list of all groups: ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active
From: yuppicide on 12 Jul 2010 10:06 We don't block anything at work. :) We used to have a Watchguard Firebox firewall, but never used it. We've since removed it. "- Bobb -" <bobb(a)noemail.123> wrote in message news:OEZnaoGILHA.4596(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > "yuppicide" <nosir(a)nosir.com> wrote in message >>> Anyway, I had a bunch of newsgroups setup in Outlook Express 6 at work. >>> Slowly the newsgroups are disappearing. > > One note: a lot of businesses block news ports (119 etc) .... Have you > asked there? > Does that newsgroup work at home ? > > http://www.freeusenetnews.com/ > > http://www.eternal-september.org/ > Use need to get a free account, then try these: >> reader80.eternal-september.org >> reader 443.eternal-september.org >> news.eternal-september.org > > or for a master list of all groups: > ftp://ftp.isc.org/pub/usenet/CONFIG/active > >
From: - Bobb - on 12 Jul 2010 11:34 "yuppicide" <nosir(a)nosir.com> wrote in message news:eifKmurHLHA.1996(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >I put "newsgroups" in quotes 'cause they're not newsgroups anymore. > > So, I'm in Outlook Express how do I find and add forums I want to read? > OE6 ? MICROSOFT forums ? If setup already click the heading of this folder - then click the NEWSGROUPS tab. Or of not set on your pc yet, open OE6 then click Tools Accounts News tab ADD - News go thru the prompts to create a new one point it to - msnews.microsoft.com google for your OE version, like: http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171164
From: Steve Cochran on 13 Jul 2010 08:30
The msnews server has removed the OE NGs. One can access them via the servers mentioned in other messages in this thread. steve "- Bobb -" <bobb(a)noemail.123> wrote in message news:%23IWboedILHA.5136(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > > "yuppicide" <nosir(a)nosir.com> wrote in message > news:eifKmurHLHA.1996(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>I put "newsgroups" in quotes 'cause they're not newsgroups anymore. >> >> So, I'm in Outlook Express how do I find and add forums I want to read? >> > OE6 ? > MICROSOFT forums ? > If setup already click the heading of this folder - then click the > NEWSGROUPS tab. > Or of not set on your pc yet, open OE6 then click > Tools > Accounts > News tab > ADD - News > go thru the prompts to create a new one > point it to - msnews.microsoft.com > > google for your OE version, like: > http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171164 > > |