Paul...sorry I din't explain it in further detail.
the nntp way is much faster/simpler...try it you'll see.
There are a gazillion newsgroups (not just microsoft's). My Qwest provided ng service has over 12,000 ! (some of them pretty nasty content, so if you have kids..be careful)
ms's is at: msnews.microsoft.com
then usually your ISP's stuff will be at something like:
news.yourisp.net (or com)
it's a whole other world
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| Thanks Jack
| "Every day something new"
| Best wishes
| Paul M
| "Jack Brewster" wrote:
|
| > Crais is referring to the news server. This is the server that powers the
| > back end of the forums. If you have Outlook Express handy (and who
| > doesn't), you can connect directly to the news (or "nntp") server and bypass
| > the web-based stuff.
| >
| > Regulars tend to prefer connecting directly to the news server because they
| > can use their program of choice, store old messages, keep track of
| > responses, etc. It's kind of like reading emails.
| >
| > Since I can't find a user friendly page that tells you how to connect
| > directly to the news server (thanks Microsoft...), here's the detail, in
| > general.
| >
| > Open up Outlook Express and create a new account. One of the account types
| > is "news," select that. When prompted for your email address, either put in
| > something fake, or "mess up" your real one (see mine for an example). One
| > of the problems with newsgroups is that spammers "harvest" email addresses
| > from this. Messing up your address is a standard defense technique. When
| > asked for the server, enter:
| > msnews.microsoft.com
| >
| > Once you've connect, OE will want to download a list of available groups.
| > Go ahead and let it do so (it won't take too long). Once it's done, just
| > subscribe to the groups that you're interested in. You can use the
| > subscribe tool to search. So, say you want to see all the FrontPage groups,
| > type in "frontpage" and the list will reduce to show only those that match
| > your search term.
| >
| > If you need any more assistance, you should probably check out the Outlook
| > Express newsgroups.
| >
| > --
| > Jack Brewster
| > FrontPage MVP
| >
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| >
| > | > >
| > > Hi
| > > This is probably a stupid question but What is nntp ng
| > > Paul M
| > > "Rob Giordano (aka: Crash Gordon®)" wrote:
| > >
| > >> most of us come in from nntp ng, so we don't even see the forum
| > >>
| > >>
| > >> | > >> | Hi
| > >> | Has the look of the forums changed. this morning I loged on and found
| > >> that I
| > >> | had to first pick a language, then a country before entering the
| > >> forums. I
| > >> | usually use (fronpage client) but it has been replaced with (general
| > >> | questions). This is realy anoying because I have to navigate to the
| > >> forum
| > >> | through language and country everytime . Could there be a problem my
| > >> end
| > >> | somewhere?
| > >> | Best wishes
| > >> | Paul M
| > >>
| >
| >
| >
