"N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:qjaua45qkcoq$.dlg@xxxxxx
Quote:
> On Mon, 13 Oct 2008 15:26:02 -0700, Colleen wrote:
> Quote:
>> How do I get my newsgroups back in Windows mail .I used to have outlook
>> express and the news groups I used were nf.wanted and nf.general in XP
>> but in
>> vista the newsgroups i'm looking for are not there anyone know how I get
>> them
>> back ?
>
> Who provides your NNTP service? I have 'nf.wanted' and 'nf.general' in my
> list of groups. The first carried by both 'news.sf.sbcglobal.net' and
> 'news.motzarella.org'. The second only by 'news.sf.sbcglobal.net'.
>
> You need to configure Windows Mail to use your NNTP service provider's
> news
> host. The name is often, but not always, in the format,
> 'news.example.com'.
>
> Cross posting to the Windows Mail group.
> I see them both in 'news.motzarella.org' Norman?
OP:
Go here
http://www.motzarella.org/ it is a free news server, but you have to
register, and they send you the set up instructions by email so use a real
address to register, then use a munged address in the account setup process.