Sign In button

[Will S.]

When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in
button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in
and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.
Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.

 

[Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign
in button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get
signed in and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a
sign out button. Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive
to my computer.

Can't say, sorry - I don't use the web interface, and suggest you don't
either if you really want to get much out of these groups. Use a newsreader/
client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express, rather
than the pretty clunky web interface. It's a lot easier to do nearly
everything that way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views
so you can see replies to your posts easily, and search.

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can
subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief
explanation of newsgroups
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp
- Set Up Newsreader

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working properly
http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.
crossposting

Some newsreaders for Windows
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte
http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)
http://gravity.tbates.org/

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[Andrew Murray]

When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in
button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in
and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.
Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.

I don't use the web version of the newsgroup, so I can't really help you,
but if you view the newsgroup in a newsreader, there's no need to sign in at
all.

It is better and faster, to use a newsreader like Outlook Express, Windows
Mail (I think that has the newsreader element) or others, like Thunderbird
(Email/News client from the makers of Firefox browser).

Simply subscribe to the groups through the newsreader you use. Your ISP
should have those hosted or use the groups on msnews.microsoft.com

 

[beamish]

When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in
button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in
and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.
Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.

Hello,
Yes, same happening to my unit.
I click on the "reply" button. This directs me to the password page, enter
password then receive a "404" page and I click goback to previous page. When
returned to previous page I am registered. I make the assumption that changes
are being installed.
take care.
beamish.

 

[Will S.]

Thanks

Hello,
Yes, same happening to my unit.
I click on the "reply" button. This directs me to the password page, enter
password then receive a "404" page and I click goback to previous page. When
returned to previous page I am registered. I make the assumption that changes
are being installed.
take care.
beamish.

 

[windmap]

Try google groups