Accessing Through Newsreader

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

Does anybody know how to access these newsgroups through a newsreader? I
would prefer to use Outlook Express. If you know the name of the news server
and any other configuration settings I need, I would Greatly appreciate it! A
speedy response would be even more appreciated! Thanks!


Joseph MCAD

 

[Stephany Young]

Hmmmm ... I wonder what the letters MCAD stand for.

 

[Herfried K. Wagner [MVP]]

Joseph,

Does anybody know how to access these newsgroups through a newsreader?
I
would prefer to use Outlook Express. If you know the name of the news
server
and any other configuration settings I need

Use "news.microsoft.com" as news server. You don't need to specify username
and password. Don't forget to enter your name in the "User information:"
section of the news account in Outlook Express. In addition to that, make
sure that you are posting in plain-text format instead of HTML format. You
can use the groups mentioned below for testing your account:

<URL:<URL:<URL:....

 

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

MCAD stands for: Microsoft Certified Application Developer. I am also a
MCP: Microsoft Certified Professional. I am certified in Developing Windows
Based Applications, Web Based Applications, XML Web Services, .Net Remoting,
Serviced Components, ADO.Net, Windows Services, and Implementing Security For
Applications. You can find more about the MCP program at:

microsoft.com/learning/mcp

Anybody can be an MCP if they pass one exam. MCAD requires three exams.
You can view a MCP's transcript showing the exams they passed at a certain
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https://partnering.one.microsoft.com/authenticate/validatemcp.aspx

Transcript ID# 680903
Access Code = j3B98fU31g0W1cY

Let me know if you have problems accessing the site. Keep in mind that the
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getting in security. The minimum passing score for all MCP exams is 700.
Microsoft does not state the maximum score. I only missed, (I'm spectulating
as Microsoft does say how many questions you missed) from the looks of my
exam report, 2 questions. Feel free to visit the sites. As an MCP, you get
many benefits, which sometimes include invitations. I have even been invited
to the Microsoft Redmond Campus for a meeting, although I could not attend
due to scheduling difficulties. (Which I deeply regret.) If you decide to try
to get certified, you can buy the Microsoft Press Training Kits. There is a
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Joseph MCAD

 

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

Thanks for the information. I am having problem accessing them
however. I have everything correct, but when it goes to download the
newsgroups, I get the following error while it is "Connecting":

Account: news.microsoft.com
Server: news.microsoft.com
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 119
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 800ccc0e

This happens with other Microsoft newsgroup servers too. I haven't tried it
on non-Microsoft news servers though. I have checked to the routers and
Internet Connection Firewall and NNTP is enabled. Do you have any ideas?
Thanks very kindly!


Joseph MCAD

 

[Michael]

I use the Earthlink news server, and all of the microsoft groups are
available here ...

 

[Stephany Young]

That's what I thought.

I can't help but be incredulous, that someone with such impressive
credentials seems to be unable to carry out a simple search at the MSDN or
Microsoft.com websites and find out that the newsgroupds server is
msnews.microsoft.com.

 

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

Okay. Okay. How it happened was that it didn't. I found two servers for
these newgroups. msnews.microsoft. news.microsoft.com I can't connect and
therefore I started this thread to ask the name to make sure I had it right.
Also, I would like suggestions on this connectivity problem and to ask if
anybody else has this issue. Oh and by the way... Did I mention that I am a
beta tester for Microsoft SQL Server 2000 Service Pack 4? Also did you visit
my transcript? Also do you have any suggestions about connectivity issues?


Joseph MCAD

 

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

If I understand your post correctly, there is an Earthlink news server
that provides indirect access to these newsgroups. If so, I would be most
appreciative if you gave the name and connection details. Thanks!


Joseph MCAD

 

[Stephany Young]

Well, obviously, an awful lot of people are not having any connectivity
problems with msnews.microsoft.com. Therefore, you problem could be any one
of a myriad of reasons.

One that springs to mind is the possibility that your ISP might be blocking
access.

 

[Michael]

Earthlink has two servers ... I use news.west.earthlink.net (port 119),
and there is also a news.east.earthlink.net ...

-Michael

 

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

Thanks for posting that. I can't access this Earthlink one either. It
looks like it is just my computer...??? Are there any other configuration
settings on my computer for Windows XP SP2? Thanks again for everybody's time
and info!


Joseph MCAD

 

[Ray Cassick \(Home\)]

Make sure that the XP Firewall is not blocking access. That gets installed
when you install SP2.

Got me once.

 

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

I've checked the Internet Connection Firewall. Does anybody else know
of a good newsreader besides Outlook Express? Thanks again!


Joseph MCAD

 

[Cor Ligthert]

Joseph,

Probably most of us, even Herfried again, are using Outlook Express.

This newsgroup should be easy be to use directly on the microsoft servers as
a lot of us do, by clicking this link.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb

or

news://news.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.dotnet.languages.vb

Outlook Express should open than and start loading the messages in this
newsgroup.

When that does not work you have a probably a firewall problem and have to
contact your system.administrator or change that yourself..

Mostly the non Microsoft News Servers have a time delay, what is not nice to
use or a low retention time (the time a message stays on a server). That is
with Microsoft for this newsgroup exactly two months. For Google it seems
endless. (To long retention time is as well not nice because that give long
loading time in a newsreader the first time especially with a dialup
connection)

I hope this helps,

Cor

 

[Crouchie1998]

Its so much easier to use Outlook Express in the newsgroups, especially when
you can add small projects for people to download instead of putting it all
in a scrappy post

Crouchie1998
BA (HONS) MCP MCSE

 

[Chris Dunaway]

I have been using Google groups and have not looked back. I used to
use Outlook and it was ok, but Google makes it so easy to search the
groups, it's easy to follow threads and I get notification when someone
responds to one of my posts.

I can't think of anything that Outlook gives you that Google Groups
doesn't, but that's just my opinion, of course.

 

[Guest]

April 5, 2005

There is no firewall on the computer (besides ICF which is fine), even
though I know that it would be a fabulous idea to get one. The only other
firewall besides ICF is in my router which has a clear setting on whether to
allow newsgroup traffic which is on. I appreciate everybody's time and effort
and I am still open to ideas!


Joseph MCAD

 

[Chris Dunaway]

PS: One thing that Google doesn't have is people setting their
computer's date and time to the future so their posts stay at the top
of the list. Google always uses the time the post was submitted.

 

[Jan Hyde]

"Joseph MCAD" <[email protected]>'s wild
thoughts were released on Tue, 5 Apr 2005 20:57:03 -0700
bearing the following fruit:

April 5, 2005

I've checked the Internet Connection Firewall. Does anybody else know
of a good newsreader besides Outlook Express? Thanks again!

You used 'good newsreader' and 'Outlook Express' in the same
sentence?

Free Agent/Agent or Mozilla might be worth a look.

J

Joseph MCAD

Jan Hyde (VB MVP)