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"GeraldF" <youare@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> Unfortunately Comcast is about to end my foray into
> newsgroups by pulling the newsgroup plug later this
> month.
>
> After 15 years I may have to retire my Gravity newgroup
> reader and just use Web based forum support.
>
> Yesterday I logged onto the Windows Vista Forums for the
> first time. It is a fairly active group, but I hate
> using a Web Browser to do what a newsgroup reader does.
>
> For example, the Web Browser must store some signature,
> or cookie from the machine you first connect and
> register with. My initial registration for the forum was
> from my office machine, if I try to log onto the forum
> at home it never succeeds, I am always a guest. My
> office computer logs me on easily, in fact when I
> attempt to logon at home, if I connect by Remote
> connection to the Office I noticed I am logged on with
> my user name there.
>
> I've left messages with the Forum moderator to help
> resolve this, but there has been no response. Anyone
> know how to solve this issue?
>
> Thanks
>