"Charlie Tame" <charlie@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:
> Diane B wrote: Quote:
>> "Fitz" <akfitz@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:13eh5ai3svl5j1f@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Diane B wrote:
>>>> 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. >
>
> Edit Accounts, click on server settings.
>
> Try news.securecomp.org
> port 119
>
> No SSL
>
> Nothing else matters.
>
> Click on Outgoing server
>
> server name is whatever your ISP that you are connecting through gave you
> for your email, unless they told you different example mail.mchsi.com
> which is mediacom's so yours will be different.
>
> Port is 25
>
> You probably do NOT need user name checked and NO security setting.
>
> I am wondering if your SMTP server settings are somehow getting in the way
>
> I know for sure the securecomp settings will work so if they don't for you
> there may me a clue in there.
>
> I got access denied from the server name in your previous post so it looks
> like you got the name right but maybe it's picky.
>
> You can try also msnews.microsoft.com
>
> news://msnews.microsoft.com and
> news://news.securecomp.org should also work as links but of course is
> winmail is set as your default client you will go there instead 
>
> news://news.annexecafe.com is also one you could try
>
> If these work and the others don't then it's Thunderbird or the server and
> my guess would be the server upset about something or other.
>
>
> I will try that later today. WinMail is not my default. I already have
msnews.microsoft.com set up with port 119 and no SSL and that is one I am
having problems with also.