Vista - Posting to Newsgroup

I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when I
send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use my
email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error about:blank
and does no more, how do I fix this?

Clayton,
turn it off
right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab> Never
use Community features that require Windows Live ID
that should be a temp fix for ya,
:-)
Jeff

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when I
>send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use my
>email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error about:blank
>and does no more, how do I fix this?
>

Are there any faculty positions at duh edu for alumni?

CH


"Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
news:u5cC8cOHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Clayton,
> turn it off
> right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab>
> Never use Community features that require Windows Live ID
> that should be a temp fix for ya,
> :-)
> Jeff
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when I
>>send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use my
>>email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error
>>about:blank and does no more, how do I fix this?
>>
>

hmm,
let me check with the dept. chair.
Dr. Umm
lol

Jeff

"Chad Harris" <msftneedstogetoutvistainfo.net> wrote in message
news:%23C7eKgOHHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Are there any faculty positions at duh edu for alumni?
>
> CH
>
>
> "Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:u5cC8cOHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Clayton,
>> turn it off
>> right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab>
>> Never use Community features that require Windows Live ID
>> that should be a temp fix for ya,
>> :-)
>> Jeff
>>
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when I
>>>send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use my
>>>email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error
>>>about:blank and does no more, how do I fix this?
>>>
>>
>

A temp fix? is it a bug in WM?

"Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
news:u5cC8cOHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
> Clayton,
> turn it off
> right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab>
> Never use Community features that require Windows Live ID
> that should be a temp fix for ya,
> :-)
> Jeff
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when I
>>send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use my
>>email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error
>>about:blank and does no more, how do I fix this?
>>
>

Clayton,

Not sure,
I use Windows Live ID for certain stuff, but not for others.
Is your MSN id the same as a Windows Live ID?
If you use it to log in to say; Connect/messenger; or the multitude of other
MSFT sites that require login, then yes, maybe a problem.
I've noticed; at certain times Winmail balks at my Live ID login,
so when I said temp fix; I meant a temp solution; so that you could further
investigate the issue.
That will disable Windows Live ID so you can at least post in here.
If you can get the specific error message and post it; someone may have a
solution,
it could be as simple as a hidden character typed; that makes the error; or
could be something completely different.

Jeff

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:Ocl0ktOHHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>A temp fix? is it a bug in WM?
>
> "Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:u5cC8cOHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Clayton,
>> turn it off
>> right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab>
>> Never use Community features that require Windows Live ID
>> that should be a temp fix for ya,
>> :-)
>> Jeff
>>
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when I
>>>send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use my
>>>email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error
>>>about:blank and does no more, how do I fix this?
>>>
>>
>
>

Yes its a bug.

There is a feature that has been used in the HTTP interface to msnews that
is being incorporated into NNTP with WinMail, exclusive to the msnews
server. See here for details:
http://www.microsoft.com/library/gal...GettingStarted

Unfortunately they not only didn't provide any documentation on this in the
help or anywhere else in WinMail but they also released it with a bugs. If
you sign on with your Passport or LiveID or whatever they are calling it
now, then you will see the new community features. To do this though you
get the error originally referenced in this thread. If you close those
error windows after signing on, then you will able to see the ratings and
such and be able to rate the messages.

Unfortunately as per usual with Microsoft in reference to its OS mail
programs, they dropped the ball again and didn't bother to tell anyone about
it, and they released it with these bugs that they knew existed.

As others indicated, you can right click on the MS Communities in the folder
list and go to Properties and Windows Live ID and disable the communities
feature if you wish.

It was a really nice feature set to add to WinMail, but it will probably
fail now because of the bugs and lack of support by MS.

steve

MS-MVP
OE / Windows Mail



"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:Ocl0ktOHHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>A temp fix? is it a bug in WM?
>
> "Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
> news:u5cC8cOHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>> Clayton,
>> turn it off
>> right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab>
>> Never use Community features that require Windows Live ID
>> that should be a temp fix for ya,
>> :-)
>> Jeff
>>
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when I
>>>send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use my
>>>email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error
>>>about:blank and does no more, how do I fix this?
>>>
>>
>
>

Thanks, I remember bugging it in beta version


"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:F3074AC9-6955-4793-BE8C-733A9748CECA@microsoft.com...
> Yes its a bug.
>
> There is a feature that has been used in the HTTP interface to msnews that
> is being incorporated into NNTP with WinMail, exclusive to the msnews
> server. See here for details:
> http://www.microsoft.com/library/gal...GettingStarted
>
> Unfortunately they not only didn't provide any documentation on this in
> the help or anywhere else in WinMail but they also released it with a
> bugs. If you sign on with your Passport or LiveID or whatever they are
> calling it now, then you will see the new community features. To do this
> though you get the error originally referenced in this thread. If you
> close those error windows after signing on, then you will able to see the
> ratings and such and be able to rate the messages.
>
> Unfortunately as per usual with Microsoft in reference to its OS mail
> programs, they dropped the ball again and didn't bother to tell anyone
> about it, and they released it with these bugs that they knew existed.
>
> As others indicated, you can right click on the MS Communities in the
> folder list and go to Properties and Windows Live ID and disable the
> communities feature if you wish.
>
> It was a really nice feature set to add to WinMail, but it will probably
> fail now because of the bugs and lack of support by MS.
>
> steve
>
> MS-MVP
> OE / Windows Mail
>
>
>
> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
> news:Ocl0ktOHHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>A temp fix? is it a bug in WM?
>>
>> "Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
>> news:u5cC8cOHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>> Clayton,
>>> turn it off
>>> right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab>
>>> Never use Community features that require Windows Live ID
>>> that should be a temp fix for ya,
>>> :-)
>>> Jeff
>>>
>>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>> news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when
>>>>I send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I use
>>>>my email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error
>>>>about:blank and does no more, how do I fix this?
>>>>
>>>
>>
>>
>

Posted now from WM (TEST)
thanks

"Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
news:%23ODuAGWHHHA.1252@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
> Thanks, I remember bugging it in beta version
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:F3074AC9-6955-4793-BE8C-733A9748CECA@microsoft.com...
>> Yes its a bug.
>>
>> There is a feature that has been used in the HTTP interface to msnews
>> that is being incorporated into NNTP with WinMail, exclusive to the
>> msnews server. See here for details:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/library/gal...GettingStarted
>>
>> Unfortunately they not only didn't provide any documentation on this in
>> the help or anywhere else in WinMail but they also released it with a
>> bugs. If you sign on with your Passport or LiveID or whatever they are
>> calling it now, then you will see the new community features. To do this
>> though you get the error originally referenced in this thread. If you
>> close those error windows after signing on, then you will able to see the
>> ratings and such and be able to rate the messages.
>>
>> Unfortunately as per usual with Microsoft in reference to its OS mail
>> programs, they dropped the ball again and didn't bother to tell anyone
>> about it, and they released it with these bugs that they knew existed.
>>
>> As others indicated, you can right click on the MS Communities in the
>> folder list and go to Properties and Windows Live ID and disable the
>> communities feature if you wish.
>>
>> It was a really nice feature set to add to WinMail, but it will probably
>> fail now because of the bugs and lack of support by MS.
>>
>> steve
>>
>> MS-MVP
>> OE / Windows Mail
>>
>>
>>
>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>> news:Ocl0ktOHHHA.5104@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>A temp fix? is it a bug in WM?
>>>
>>> "Jeff" <S.Cerevesiae@duh.edu> wrote in message
>>> news:u5cC8cOHHHA.1240@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>>>> Clayton,
>>>> turn it off
>>>> right click on Microsoft Communities>properties>Windows Live ID tab>
>>>> Never use Community features that require Windows Live ID
>>>> that should be a temp fix for ya,
>>>> :-)
>>>> Jeff
>>>>
>>>> "Clayton" <claytonbNOSPAM@xtra.co.nz> wrote in message
>>>> news:On2iQTOHHHA.1276@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>>>>I am trying to post a message to this group using Windows Mail and when
>>>>>I send the post it asks me to Sign in to Microsoft Communities, so I
>>>>>use my email and password which I use for MSN and it mentions an error
>>>>>about:blank and does no more, how do I fix this?
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>