I do not have any kind of mail setup on my vista laptop.
"Patrick Keenan" wrote:
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> "Paul Koukos" <PaulKoukos@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:987A3D3B-202A-4009-82C2-CA3ED1A9C683@xxxxxx Quote:
> >I can not post or reply in this or XP group from my Vista Notebook.
> >
> > Is there any kind of setting I need to adjust.
> >
> > No problems posting from my XP Desktop.
> >
> > Thanks.
>
> How are you posting? Are you using the web interface, or a newsreader such
> as Windows Mail?
>
> You'll generally find better results if you use a newsreader. The server
> name you need is
>
> msnews.microsoft.com
>
> Just open Windows Mail, go to Tools, Accounts, Add, Newsgroup Account. and
> follow the prompts. You do not need a username or password to log on.
>
> Note that you *do not* need to provide your real email address, and it's a
> good idea to not do so; this will prevent spammers from harvesting your
> email account and filling your inbox.
>
> This service is free and is not dependent on the ISP you use.
>
> HTH
> -pk
>
>