Trying to setup newsgroups cannot connect to server.

[Snert51]

Running Windows Vista,Windows Mail & Windows Live One Care. When I go to set
up newsgroup account .I follow directions and get all the way up to where is
says that I need to download list of avaible newsgroups. I then get the
message that I cannot connect to server. Get the following details.
Account:news.windstream.news
Server:news.windstream.news
Protocol:NNTP
Secure(ssl):0
Code:800ccc0e

I am looking for any ideas or suggestions.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

That doesn't look like a complete error message. For one thing,
the port number is missing. Error messages should always be
copied and pasted verbatim.

The server name news.windstream.news is not valid.
It should be news.windstream.net.

 

[snert51]

It is news.windstream.net, sorry I mistyped it.And the message is
Account: news.windstream.net
Server: news.windstream.net
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 119
Secure(SSL):0
Code: 800ccc0e

That is exactly how it comes up. I did open port 119 in both udp & tcp in
firewall and it did not help.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

The most common reason for this type of problem is a firewall
not allowing the connection. However, you indicated that you
already covered that possibility.
Are you able to get other news servers to work? Windows Mail
comes preconfigured for "Microsoft Communities" which is actually
an alias for msnews.microsoft.com. Give that one a try.
Another possibility is getting a free account from
http://news.motzarella.org so you can test their news server.

 

[snert51]

Tried news.microsoft.com and news.motzarella.org and got the same message on
both accounts"Cannot connect to srever"

 

[Guest]

Are you sure that error message comes from Windows Mail?
It looks more like the error messages I've seen from another
program with a similar name, Windows Live Mail.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

In that case, it is almost certainly a firewall problem. In case you still think
it may be caused by Windows Mail, install an additional email/news
program for testing purposes, such as Thunderbird.

 

[Gusto1]

In that case, it is almost certainly a firewall problem. In case you still think
it may be caused by Windows Mail, install an additional email/news
program for testing purposes, such as Thunderbird.

 

[Gusto1]

Hello- I was having the identical error message after I installed a trial
version of a decoder for yEnc encrypted files. I uninstalled the
application, called Ydcode, and my connection issues were completely
resolved. I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1 without any problems at this point.
I've noticed that some folks point to Vista as the source of their troubles,
but in 99% of cases, poorly written applications are the cause of system
stability issues, not the operating system. Vista has proven to be rock
solid for me.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Yes, I agree. Poorly written third party apps are the cause of Vista problems.

 

[Guest]

I've found that OeyEnc works under Vista and Vista SP1.

http://www.mutexed.com/code/OeyEnc/

It does have a minor problem though; if you start Windows Mail the
regular way, it can't decode yEnc. However, if you start it through
the OeyEnc loader, it will decode yEnc but is unable to open .eml
attachments. Therefore, you may need to switch between these
methods occasionally by marking a post unread, then shutting down
Windows Mail and restarting it with the other method.

Hello- I was having the identical error message after I installed a trial
version of a decoder for yEnc encrypted files. I uninstalled the
application, called Ydcode, and my connection issues were completely
resolved. I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1 without any problems at this
point.
I've noticed that some folks point to Vista as the source of their
troubles,
but in 99% of cases, poorly written applications are the cause of system
stability issues, not the operating system. Vista has proven to be rock
solid for me.

"Snert51" wrote:

[snip]

 

[Gusto1]

Thanks, Robert, I'll give that a try.

I've found that OeyEnc works under Vista and Vista SP1.

http://www.mutexed.com/code/OeyEnc/

It does have a minor problem though; if you start Windows Mail the
regular way, it can't decode yEnc. However, if you start it through
the OeyEnc loader, it will decode yEnc but is unable to open .eml
attachments. Therefore, you may need to switch between these
methods occasionally by marking a post unread, then shutting down
Windows Mail and restarting it with the other method.

Hello- I was having the identical error message after I installed a trial
version of a decoder for yEnc encrypted files. I uninstalled the
application, called Ydcode, and my connection issues were completely
resolved. I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1 without any problems at this
point.
I've noticed that some folks point to Vista as the source of their
troubles,
but in 99% of cases, poorly written applications are the cause of system
stability issues, not the operating system. Vista has proven to be rock
solid for me.

"Snert51" wrote:

[snip]

 

[Guest]

You're welcome.

Thanks, Robert, I'll give that a try.

I've found that OeyEnc works under Vista and Vista SP1.

http://www.mutexed.com/code/OeyEnc/

It does have a minor problem though; if you start Windows Mail the
regular way, it can't decode yEnc. However, if you start it through
the OeyEnc loader, it will decode yEnc but is unable to open .eml
attachments. Therefore, you may need to switch between these
methods occasionally by marking a post unread, then shutting down
Windows Mail and restarting it with the other method.

Hello- I was having the identical error message after I installed a
trial
version of a decoder for yEnc encrypted files. I uninstalled the
application, called Ydcode, and my connection issues were completely
resolved. I'm running Vista Ultimate SP1 without any problems at this
point.
I've noticed that some folks point to Vista as the source of their
troubles,
but in 99% of cases, poorly written applications are the cause of
system
stability issues, not the operating system. Vista has proven to be
rock
solid for me.

"Snert51" wrote:

[snip]