Newsgroup problem??

[Nick]

Hi..

I usually use IE to view and post at the Newsgroups but for the past few
days I've been having some problems accessing the main pages.

I have the following address bookmarked which has always worked in the past:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

But lately all that happens is the page redirects to:
http://www.microsoft.com/library/er...rrorpath=/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

and tells me:
"We’re sorry, but we were unable to service your request. You may wish to
choose from the links below for information about Microsoft products and
services."

I've tried a couple of different browsers but the same happens. I also
tried using my mobile phone which uses a completely different ISP but it
still persists.

I loaded a cached page of the Newsgroups index in order to post this and
once I get through that little hoop, the newsgroups seem to work ok...i'm
just having issues with the main page. I have even tried entering from the
communities homepage but the same problem occurs.

Anyone know what is going on here please?

Thanks..

Nick

p.s - I know I can use Windows Mail or other newsgroup readers but i've
kinda got used to using IE.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

Windows Mail does the same thing better. There is a Communities option to
sign in.

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[Don I]

They must've changed the URL. I use Windows Mail or OE6 for NG access.

I was able to get access via web browser by going to the Microsoft web site,
clicking on support and there I found "Discussion Groups".

Here's a link.

http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/en-us/default.aspx

 

[Nick]

Thanks for the tip Mark.

Windows Mail does the same thing better. There is a Communities option to
sign in.

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[Tim Slattery]

Hi..

I usually use IE to view and post at the Newsgroups but for the past few
days I've been having some problems accessing the main pages.

I have the following address bookmarked which has always worked in the past:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

The web interface to these groups is horrible. Get a newsreader
instead. Set up OE, or check out Agent (www.forteinc.com/agent) or
Thunderbird (www.mozilla.org/thunderbird). Use the Microsoft server
(msnews.microsoft.com) for access to all the microsoft.public.*
groups.

 

[Mark L. Ferguson]

One lack for Windows Mail is the 'email notification' you can set for
replies in the web interface. I find that a Message Rule to mark my messages
as Watched does this just fine.

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