Newsgroup not available

[Pierre]

I am getting this msg a lot, sometimes page 1 is visible,
sometimes 1 and 2, but then page 3 yields again this msg.
Any clue as to my doing something wrong?
Thanks,
Pierre

 

[purplehaz]

Use outlook express to read the newsgroups instead of the web page
interface.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/default.asp

Choose the open with news reader link.

 

[Gordon Burgess-Parker]

I am getting this msg a lot, sometimes page 1 is visible,
sometimes 1 and 2, but then page 3 yields again this msg.
Any clue as to my doing something wrong?
Thanks,
Pierre

Use OE as your news reader, instead of the horrible web access.
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164&product=oex

 

[cimex]

You are using a stone-age tool! Outlook Express is great. You will love
it, for its features, its readability, searchability, etc. The current
server problems you are experiencing seem to be much worse than "normal"
server problems, so it pays to have two different ways of viewing the
newsgroups.

By the way, it is not unheard of for posts to vanish into the ether when
servers have problems. Sometimes hundreds of posts just "go away." However,
depending on which method you use to view newsgroups, DIFFERENT posts will
be missing. If you have both methods enabled, you can choose which one to
use in the event of server problems.