will not post to newsgroup

[Rob]

This is the message that Outlook keeps giving me.
Everything else works ok. send and read mail, network,
read news group. All ok I just can't post to the
newsgroup. Is this a related problem with beta or
something else???

Outlook Express could not post your message.
Server: 'vroc.org', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '440
Posting not allowed', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No, Server
Error: 440, Error Number: 0x800CCCA9

 

[JRosenfeld]

Some domains hosting newsgroups will not allow posting
unless you register (i.e. pay).

 

[Bill Sanderson]

What is your newsserver set to?

Here are the instructions from the HTML newsgroup interface home page about
how to connect directly to Microsoft's servers:
Viewing these Newsgroups with an NNTP Newsreader

Since these are private newsgroups, your server will require you to logon
using the following information:

a.. Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
b.. Account name: privatenews\spyware
c.. Password: spyware
d.. Note that the password is case-sensitive.
Viewing these Newsgroups through Outlook Express

1.. Launch Outlook Express
2.. Select Tools - Accounts
3.. Select Add & click News
4.. Enter Your Name
5.. Enter an alias (you may want to consider avoiding posting with your
real e-mail alias, as these newsgroups are exposed publicly through the web
interface. More about e-mail aliases and privacy.)
6.. Internet News Server Name Page - enter privatenews.microsoft.com and
check "My news server requires me to log on". Click "Next".
7.. Enter Account name - privatenews\spyware
8.. Enter password (case-sensitive): spyware
9.. Click Next & Finish
10.. Close and download the newsgroups.

 

[Gerry Cornell]

Rob

You have entered the name of the server in Outlook Express incorrectly.
It should read news.vroc.org.

http://www.vroc.org/discussiongroup.php?section=newsgroup&sid=c4d3bd038ff7ab5c879de86a8afc9ebe

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
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[Bill Sanderson]

Thanks, Gerry!