"Fitz" <akfitz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Diane B wrote: Quote:
>> I had problems with WinMail so now I am using Thunderbird for mail. I
>> can
>> not get Thunderbird to set up news servers. I tried to set up the MS
>> Communities and also my Roadrunner server - I know the Roadrunner server
>> name and default port are correct - but every time I click on Manage - I
>> get
>> an error that says "Failed to connect to server news-server.satx.rr.com".
>> Default port is 119. I am using Windows Vista home. Any help would be
>> appreciated. Right now I am getting newsgroups through WinMail (that is
>> what works in WinMail) and mail through Thunderbird and I would like to
>> only
>> have to use one program.
>> Diane
>>
> Are you using the latest version of TBird? If you are receiving email,
> then your account is set up correctly. All you should have to do is fill
> in the Name and email address. Possibly, you are not identifying the
> account correctly (top box). Is your ISP your newsgroup server? If so,
> give them a call and verify what they use for the name of the account. I'm
> using Vista64 w/TBird and my ISP provides newsgroup access.
>
> Fitz I know all that info because I have it set up in WinMail and it works. I
have the latest vers of Thunderbird - downloaded it because I was having the
same email problems everyone else was having in WinMail. i have my
roadrunner and Microsoft Comunities newservers set up with the exact same
info as WinMail - but when I click on Manage identity it says "failed to
connect to servername" and neither one connects. I have tried with and
without SSL checked. The parameters are correct or I wouldn't get anything
in the newsgroups in WinMail - and I do. I am getting mail just fine in
Thunderbird. So I thought I would throw it out here since there are so many
other Vista problems and I just recently got Vista with my new computer. I
was happy with the XP on my old computer - but the computer needed to be
replaced. I am an IT person for the army - but I am not an email or
newsgroup expert - so I am relying on people's edxperiences here for help.