Ensure that you have a Default account set in tools>accounts>mail.
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Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. MAIL. [DTS]
http://www.getsafeonline.org/
"Nelly Bly" <nellybly@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:mn.bc497d870125dcd5.63005@xxxxxx
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> When I try to post to this newsgroup, or any group on msnews.microsoft.com
> from Windows Live Mail, I get a popup that reads "The message could not be
> sent. No sender was specified. Please check your news account
> configuration." I click the "ok" button and the message is sitting there
> waiting for me to try again.
>
> I checked my settings and they're just as they should be. I'm not required
> to log in so that area is blank. The port settings are the default. The
> news group came loaded on WLM but my setting matched my other news server
> settings.
>
> I have no problems with other servers, verizon.net and motzarella.org, on
> WLM. I also had aioe.org which requires no log on, like this server, and
> was able to post using it (I dropped only because it banned a newsgroup I
> like that has a funky name). I posted to microsoft.public.test using this
> news reader (MesNews) and it came through fine.
>
> I didn't really want to install another newsreader and I know this group
> can be accessed through a browser on the Microsoft site but I don't like
> using a browser for newsgroups.
>
> I have XP Pro SP2. My antivirus is Comodo and my antispywares are Adaware
> 2007, SuperAntiSpyware, and Spybot Search & Destroy. I use the Windows
> Firewall only.
>
> Ella
>
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>
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