Discussion group problem - my computer?

G

Guest

Everytime I send a query to the newsgroup I get the follow screen:

"Communities E-Mail Notification

Thank you for taking the time to fill out the following online form. If you
do not want to submit your information, click Cancel. " ....

And much more! I hit Cancel or Continue, two options that show up and the
message is gone, but only to reappear with the next message.

Any suggestions?
 
D

Don Guillett

Shane, I have not heard of this before. How are you getting here. I use
msnews.Microsoft.com.
 
R

Ron Coderre

Hi, Shane

This isn't a solution.....
I've been getting the same annoying windows ad nauseum when posting via the
web interface for several months now. I have no idea why they started. They
seem to be completely independent of my browser and forum settings. Like
your experience, regardless of my continue/cancel selection, they always
reappear at my next post.

Hoping for a resolution, I'll be following this thread closely.

Best Regards,

Ron
 
G

Guest

Hi Don,

I'll let you know when I get home, can't tell on the office computer.

But its nice to see someone else has the same problem.
 
G

Guest

Hi Don,

Well it looks like others are having this problem also.

One test I have made shows the following:

1. I receive a notification that one of my suggestions or question has a
response. I click that link: "Read and rate the response" it takes me to
the question and response.
2. I click Reply and write a response.
3. I click Notify me of replies and click Post.
Then I get the screen at the following address:

https://profile.microsoft.com/RegSy...4386565-ca25-47ba-8168-c42975812e84&lcid=1033

I am using SBC Yahoo as my ISP.

Any help would be nice.
 
D

Don Guillett

Shane,
If you click on this url you may be able to subscribe directly and then add
others from there.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.misc
===========
If not, and if using PRE vista
In Outlook Express
tools>accounts>news>add>news>type in msnews.microsoft.com>enter>
then, in newsgroups, search groups for excel and subscribe where desired
=========
I am now using Vista and it's pretty much the same
 
G

Guest

The only "problem" with Outlook Express is that you can't get notification if
there are changes to a thread. At least I haven't figured it out.
 
D

Don Guillett

Barb,

I just mark em with the little eyeglass thingee set precedence by date
received and then that and go back to look.
Alt + H will give you just the ones you have answered.

I also lurk in the L & G lists where it is all regular email.
The EXCEL-L list is hosted on a Windows NT(TM) machine running L-Soft
international's LISTSERV(R) software. For subscription/signoff info and
archives, see http://peach.ease.lsoft.com/archives/excel-l.html .

--
Don Guillett
SalesAid Software
(e-mail address removed)
Barb Reinhardt said:
The only "problem" with Outlook Express is that you can't get notification
if
there are changes to a thread. At least I haven't figured it out.
Click to expand...
 
G

Guest

That works fine if you are doing it on one computer. It doesn't work so well
when you are accessing this site from multiple locations. Let's say I use
OE at work. When I get home, how do I know which messages have been answered?
 
R

Roger Govier

Hi Don

Like you, I use OE and use the mark the messages in the same way.
However, I don't understand about Alt + H. For me, that just brings up
the Help menu
 
G

Guest

Hi Don,

Could you give me the complete URL because every variation of
msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.misc
I try fails in IE 7.


By the way I am running VISTA ultimate.
 
G

Guest

Hi Bob,

Now that site is really nice! However, everytime I click one of the
hyperlinks, (Excel or not) I receive an error message.


"
Application not found"
 
B

Bob I

Whats vista have for a newsgroup reader? XP used Outlook Express. Does
IE7 have Internet Options, Programs, Newsgroups?
 
D

Don Guillett

Shane, I am now using Vista Home Premium windows mail. When I click on one
of those links it comes up fine and when I leave it asks me if I want to
subscribe.
OR, from windows mail
tools>accounts>add>news>etc>>>when you get to the server question type in
msnews.microsoft.com.
 

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