On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 19:07:01 -0700, Paul Koukos
<PaulKoukos@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:
> I do not have any kind of mail setup on my vista laptop.
Yes you do. Windows Mail (which also is a newsreader and does
newsgroups, as Patrick told you) is part of Windows Vista and you have
it.
Quote:
> "Patrick Keenan" wrote:
> Quote:
> > "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
> >
> > --
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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