I have a sinking feeling that this one isn't easily resolved. The groups
require credentials when used via NNTP, and I'm not sure there's any way to
provide that via a simple URL link. The links as published make no
sense--they invoke MSNEWS with a .private group. Those groups live on
PRIVATENEWS.
So--I don't know what they can do to fix this page--but I complained about
it via the feedback mechanism. My experience with these feedback links is
that they work pretty well--but if the first response isn't to the point,
you have to bump back and then you reach somebody who does know what to do.
This one may take several iterations, and I don't know how it'll come out.
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"plun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Well
>
> "Shot down" must be a understatement, "syntax error" 
>
> One more "Dear Bill", please send a request to some MS department for HMI
> errors.
>
> --
> plun
>
>
> Richard Urban formulated on lördag :
>> Thank You fellas! Yes, open in your news reader is, indeed, shot down for
>> the time being.
>>
>> I am back up and using O.E. Thanks again.
>>
>> --
>> Regards,
>>
>> Richard Urban
>> Microsoft MVP Windows Shell/User
>>
>> If you knew as much as you think you know,
>> You would realize that you don't know what you thought you knew!
>>
>> "plun" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Hi
>>>
>>> To choose "open in a newsreader" seems to be a "dead end".
>>>
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/athome/secu...s/default.mspx
>>>
>>> This is my old working settings:
>>>
>>> - NNTP Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
>>> - Account name: privatenews\spyware
>>> - Password: spyware
>>>
>>> This is indeed horrible, is someone testing this from MS ?
>>>
>>> --
>>> plun
>>>
>>>
>>> Richard Urban MVP pretended :
>>>> Hi people,
>>>>
>>>> Due to a computer problem I had to re-do my Outlook Express setup. In
>>>> the interium, I lost my access to these news groups via O.E.
>>>>
>>>> Can someone please post the setup insturctions again?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks in advance.
>>>>
>>>> Richard Urban
>>>
>>>
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