"Michael Santovec" <michael_santovec@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:Oku4T3U7IHA.1428@xxxxxx
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> The message is about Tools, Accounts, News, Properties, General. You need
> to fill in the Name and email address fields there with something. It
> doesn't have to be your real name or email address.
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> Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm
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> "Nelly Bly" <nellybly@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:mn.bc497d870125dcd5.63005@xxxxxx Quote:
>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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.
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>> 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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>> Sunshine's not expensive; God delivers it free.
>> "Give Me Your Hand" 1913.
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> I created a new news account putting msnews.microsoft.com for the server and
putting in my information including the fact I don't have to log on and this
fake address.
A test I made in the test group apparently went through since I didn't get
that message again.
I'm not going to delete the other newsgroup account; I'm just not going to
use it.
And, yes, I do have a default email account and have all along.
Thanks, everybody, for your help.
Ella
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Sunshine's not expensive; God delivers it free.
"Give Me Your Hand" 1913