Win XP Fax function

[Leah]

Posted question a couple of weeks ago, RE inability to view any fax in or
out, on Fax Console. Asked to be notified of replies. One reply only came;
well intentioned but did not unlock problem.

Interestingly enough I see queries for 2005-7 still listed, but mine within
recent days, [today is 3/7/09] - does not appear! Perhaps too difficult and
hence inexplicitly dropped?? Or have I misunderstood function of this site
as offering "Help" on problems [I'm] having with Windows??

Did receive a simple, direct and usable solution to the fax problem,
elsewhere.

 

[Lem]

Posted question a couple of weeks ago, RE inability to view any fax in or
out, on Fax Console. Asked to be notified of replies. One reply only came;
well intentioned but did not unlock problem.

Interestingly enough I see queries for 2005-7 still listed, but mine within
recent days, [today is 3/7/09] - does not appear! Perhaps too difficult and
hence inexplicitly dropped?? Or have I misunderstood function of this site
as offering "Help" on problems [I'm] having with Windows??

Did receive a simple, direct and usable solution to the fax problem,
elsewhere.

The Microsoft web interface is unreliable and not user-friendly. You
will have a much better experience if you use a newsreader. Outlook
Express is a part of Windows, or you could use Mozilla Thunderbird or
any number of other free or paid-for applications.

Further, although asking a question about Win XP Fax in the Windows XP
General newsgroup is far less off topic than some of the posts that show
up here, there is a more pertinent group:
microsoft.public.windowsxp.print_fax

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Lem -- MS-MVP

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[Paul]

Posted question a couple of weeks ago, RE inability to view any fax in or
out, on Fax Console. Asked to be notified of replies. One reply only came;
well intentioned but did not unlock problem.

Interestingly enough I see queries for 2005-7 still listed, but mine within
recent days, [today is 3/7/09] - does not appear! Perhaps too difficult and
hence inexplicitly dropped?? Or have I misunderstood function of this site
as offering "Help" on problems [I'm] having with Windows??

Did receive a simple, direct and usable solution to the fax problem,
elsewhere.

To obtain access to USENET, there is a free server you can use.

nntp.aioe.org

The server requires no account or authentication. It is limited to 25 text
postings per day.

To use it, download a free newsreader program. Version 2.0.0.19 for Windows.

http://www.mozillamessaging.com/en-US/thunderbird/

After the program is installed, when the New Account wizard appears,
specify you want to start a Newsgroup account. Your name would be
something like "Leah". Your email can be something fake, like "(e-mail address removed)",
as the invalid domain is reserved for such things. The Newsgroup server
is the nntp.aioe.org thing. The account name can be the same if you want.

Click on the left hand entry for nntp.aioe.org, then select
"Manage Newsgroup Subscriptions". The program should then connect
to the specified server, and download 30,000+ newsgroup names. You
have to "subscribe" to at least one of those, to get them listed
under the server name on the left. For example, you could type in

microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

and then tick the box next to that name, in the list.

When you next click the (+) next to the server name, the
server will connect and get message headers from the server,
for all the groups you subscribed to.

If there are more than 500 to download, it will prompt you.
Downloading the last 500 is probably enough for you to see some
history of the newsgroup.

If you need to test your ability to post to USENET, you can
subscribe to "alt.test" and send a new message there. That is
what test groups are for.

That is the USENET way of doing things. By using the "Reply" button
to a message, the Thunderbird tool will quote the text you are
replying to, and the thread will be marked so you can see a
thread you participated in. You can then go back in the newsgroup
later, and review whether someone replied to you or not.

Using the above method, means not having to use the Microsoft
web interface.

HTH,
Paul

 

[Mike Torello]

To obtain access to USENET, there is a free server you can use.

nntp.aioe.org

The server requires no account or authentication. It is limited to 25 text
postings per day.

And there is a limit on the amount of quoted material in a post.

And the length of a single line a post.

And the number of cross-posts.

Rejected posts count as if they were accepted.

A better choice overall is motzarella.org (requires a login and a
usable email address for that) or x-privat.org (same).

Hardly any restrictions with either of those.

 

[Mike Hall - MVP]

Posted question a couple of weeks ago, RE inability to view any fax in or
out, on Fax Console. Asked to be notified of replies. One reply only came;
well intentioned but did not unlock problem.

Interestingly enough I see queries for 2005-7 still listed, but mine
within
recent days, [today is 3/7/09] - does not appear! Perhaps too difficult
and
hence inexplicitly dropped?? Or have I misunderstood function of this
site
as offering "Help" on problems [I'm] having with Windows??

Did receive a simple, direct and usable solution to the fax problem,
elsewhere.

You will not get replies by e-mail. If you want the answer, you return, find
your posted question, and look at the replies.

It is better to use Outlook Express to read newsgroups than to use the web
interface..

 

[Roy Smith]

Posted question a couple of weeks ago, RE inability to view any fax in or
out, on Fax Console. Asked to be notified of replies. One reply only came;
well intentioned but did not unlock problem.

Interestingly enough I see queries for 2005-7 still listed, but mine within
recent days, [today is 3/7/09] - does not appear! Perhaps too difficult and
hence inexplicitly dropped?? Or have I misunderstood function of this site
as offering "Help" on problems [I'm] having with Windows??

Did receive a simple, direct and usable solution to the fax problem,
elsewhere.

This is a newsgroup, and as a general rule all replies to posts are
answered in the newsgroup. It's done this way to benefit others that
may have the same problem, so that they can see the solutions offered to
your problem. Then hopefully one of the solutions can help them, even
if it may not have help you.

As others have suggested using a newsreader is by far a more superior
way to read the newsgroups. You already have one that's included with
Windows, it's called Outlook Express, or Windows Mail if you have Vista.
There are others such as Thunderbird, Windows Live Mail, and Forté
Agent to name a few.

Try it... you'll like it! ;-)

 

[Paul]

And there is a limit on the amount of quoted material in a post.

And the length of a single line a post.

And the number of cross-posts.

Rejected posts count as if they were accepted.

A better choice overall is motzarella.org (requires a login and a
usable email address for that) or x-privat.org (same).

Hardly any restrictions with either of those.

The purpose of me suggesting AIOE, is like training wheels.
With no account setup or registration, it is easier to get
started. Once they learn the ropes, they can move to another
server. But for a Saturday evening experiment, they can be
up and running in minutes.

Paul

 

[Patrick Keenan]

Posted question a couple of weeks ago, RE inability to view any fax in or
out, on Fax Console. Asked to be notified of replies. One reply only
came; well intentioned but did not unlock problem. Interestingly enough
I see queries for 2005-7 still listed, but mine within recent days,
[today is 3/7/09] - does not appear! Perhaps too difficult and hence
inexplicitly dropped?? Or have I misunderstood function of this site as
offering "Help" on problems [I'm] having with Windows??

Did receive a simple, direct and usable solution to the fax problem,
elsewhere.

To obtain access to USENET, there is a free server you can use.

nntp.aioe.org

No need to do this when you can simply subscribe directly to the MS news
server at:

msnews.microsoft.com

And get all its newsgroups.

Again, no authentication required.

HTH
-pk

 

[Mike Torello]

The purpose of me suggesting AIOE, is like training wheels.

Except that a newb won't know why posts are being rejected, and they
WILL get rejected. I've been on Usenet since '94 and have used many
servers. I found - and still find - AIOE to be a pain in the ass.

With no account setup or registration, it is easier to get
started. Once they learn the ropes, they can move to another
server. But for a Saturday evening experiment, they can be
up and running in minutes.

The others are quite simple to setup.