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Old 12-07-2008   #1 (permalink)
Lorin


 
 

broken

why is this newsgroup always broken?


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Old 12-08-2008   #2 (permalink)
LesleyO


 
 

Re: broken


"Lorin" <lorinm@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:%2348D%23ZOWJHA.200@xxxxxx
Quote:

> why is this newsgroup always broken?

Nothing broken about it! Why do you think it's broken? Your posts are
showing up.

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Old 12-08-2008   #3 (permalink)
Lorin


 
 

Re: broken

still broken.

I can log into website newsgroups on MS other than Vista.
I cannot with Vista newsgroup.
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ng=en&cr=US&r=

I can only come in through Vista Mail Microsoft Communities.
Why?


"Lorin" <lorinm@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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Quote:

> why is this newsgroup always broken?
>
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Old 12-08-2008   #4 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: broken

"Lorin" <lorinm@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:E2EC0ECB-F4E1-4BD8-9456-5AE6AE5D32C6@xxxxxx
Quote:

> still broken.
>
> I can log into website newsgroups on MS other than Vista.
> I cannot with Vista newsgroup.
> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ng=en&cr=US&r=
>
> I can only come in through Vista Mail Microsoft Communities.
> Why?

Do yourself a BIG favour and ditch the horrible web interface. Use a news
reader instead.

Setting up Outlook Express/Windows Mail to access Microsoft newsgroups
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm

Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express/Windows Mail Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/e...roupsetup.mspx


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Old 12-08-2008   #5 (permalink)
the wharf rat


 
 

Re: broken

In article <E2EC0ECB-F4E1-4BD8-9456-5AE6AE5D32C6@xxxxxx>,
Lorin <lorinm@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>
>I can only come in through Vista Mail Microsoft Communities.
Cause *this* base are not belong to Microsoft yet. Try
a Usenet news server and reader instead of that gui crap.


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Old 12-08-2008   #6 (permalink)
Josh White


 
 

Re: broken

On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:29:44 -0000, "Gordon"
<gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>"Lorin" <lorinm@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>news:E2EC0ECB-F4E1-4BD8-9456-5AE6AE5D32C6@xxxxxx
Quote:

>> still broken.
>>
>> I can log into website newsgroups on MS other than Vista.
>> I cannot with Vista newsgroup.
>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ng=en&cr=US&r=
>>
>> I can only come in through Vista Mail Microsoft Communities.
>> Why?
>
>
>Do yourself a BIG favour and ditch the horrible web interface. Use a news
>reader instead.
She used a newsreader (Windows Mail) to make that post (note the line:
"I can only..."). She apparently likes the web interface better.


PJ White
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Old 12-08-2008   #7 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: broken

"Josh White" <pjwhite@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:8ipqj49rbv9cjosu4akdb7qkln9jn15vht@xxxxxx
Quote:

> On Mon, 8 Dec 2008 17:29:44 -0000, "Gordon"
> <gordonbparker@xxxxxx> wrote:
>
Quote:

>>"Lorin" <lorinm@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>news:E2EC0ECB-F4E1-4BD8-9456-5AE6AE5D32C6@xxxxxx
Quote:

>>> still broken.
>>>
>>> I can log into website newsgroups on MS other than Vista.
>>> I cannot with Vista newsgroup.
>>> http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...ng=en&cr=US&r=
>>>
>>> I can only come in through Vista Mail Microsoft Communities.
>>> Why?
>>
>>
>>Do yourself a BIG favour and ditch the horrible web interface. Use a news
>>reader instead.
>
> She used a newsreader (Windows Mail) to make that post (note the line:
> "I can only..."). She apparently likes the web interface better.

Each to his own. It's the WORST way ever invented to access Usenet....

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Old 12-08-2008   #8 (permalink)
the wharf rat


 
 

Re: broken

In article <8ipqj49rbv9cjosu4akdb7qkln9jn15vht@xxxxxx>,
Josh White <pjwhite@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>
>She used a newsreader (Windows Mail) to make that post (note the line:
Windows Mail isn't a news reader. Trn is a news reader.

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Old 12-08-2008   #9 (permalink)
Gordon


 
 

Re: broken

"the wharf rat" <wrat@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ghjsfh$qu6$1@xxxxxx
Quote:

> In article <8ipqj49rbv9cjosu4akdb7qkln9jn15vht@xxxxxx>,
> Josh White <pjwhite@xxxxxx> wrote:
Quote:

>>
>>She used a newsreader (Windows Mail) to make that post (note the line:
>
> Windows Mail isn't a news reader. Trn is a news reader.
>

<pedant mode on> anything that uses nntp protocol and not http is a news
reader. <pedant mode off>

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