Subscibe to newsgroups

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My problem may not be Windows XP subject but this is the only newsgroup I
have access to. I was monitorying a number of Microsoft newsgroups. Lately
all but Microsoft.public.windowsxp.general has disappeared from the list of
available newsgroups in Outlook Express. Every time I try to subscribe to an
additional newsgroup I get the following message:



Your 'microsoft.public.outlook.installation' folder was not polled for its
unread count. Account: 'msnews.microsoft.com', Server:
'msnews.microsoft.com', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '411 no such
newsgroup', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 411, Error Number:
0x800CCCA5.



Can anybody help

 

[Peter Taylor]

My problem may not be Windows XP subject but this is the only newsgroup I
have access to. I was monitorying a number of Microsoft newsgroups. Lately
all but Microsoft.public.windowsxp.general has disappeared from the list of
available newsgroups in Outlook Express. Every time I try to subscribe to an
additional newsgroup I get the following message:



Your 'microsoft.public.outlook.installation' folder was not polled for its
unread count. Account: 'msnews.microsoft.com', Server:
'msnews.microsoft.com', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '411 no such
newsgroup', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 411, Error Number:
0x800CCCA5.



Can anybody help

Microsoft is phasing out their newsgroups. You'll have to use another
news server to access them now. Try eternal-spetember.org. It's free but
you need to register. I've been using it for years and it's very dependable.

 

[Leroy]

Microsoft is in the process of transitioning from newsgroups to
web-based moderated forums. You can access the new Windows XP forums by
visiting:
http://social.answers.microsoft.com/Forums/en-US/category/windowsxp

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

See...

Microsoft Responds to the Evolution of Communities:
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/newsgroups/default.mspx

IE General, OE General & Windows Update newsgroups, among others, have been
dropped from the MS newsserver. WinXP General & WinXP Security will be gone
by 01 October.

 

[Greg Russell]

In

Account: 'msnews.microsoft.com', Server:
'msnews.microsoft.com', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '411 no such
newsgroup', ...

Can anybody help

Get a real news server, such as http://individual.net for 10 Euro/year and
configure your Outlook Express NNTP client reader to use the
news.individual.net server with your username and password.

Micro$soft is pure head-in-the-muck bullshit.