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Peter

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Nov 17, 2009, 12:36:19 AM11/17/09
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How do i now interface with windows xp newgroup to continue my discussions
here?
i have Windows live mail in my pc but do not know what to fill in for NNTP,
server requires authentication, etc.
Thank you

Bob

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Nov 17, 2009, 1:37:26 AM11/17/09
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Use msnews.microsoft.com as your newsgroup server for MS newsgroups.

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CSM1

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Nov 17, 2009, 10:38:39 AM11/17/09
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"Bob" <b...@nowhere.net> wrote in
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Information about using Microsoft newgroup.

How to Use the Microsoft Product Support Newsgroups
http://support.microsoft.com/gp/newswhelp


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David B.

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Nov 17, 2009, 11:28:15 AM11/17/09
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How is this related to Media Center? And Comcast did that ages ago.

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Hot-text

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Nov 17, 2009, 12:14:12 PM11/17/09
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Get Windows Live Mail

For I have Comcast Houston
but newsgroups is Just E-Mail in Text
But with Windows Live Mail you can HTML.

O by the Way

microsoft.public newsgroups is not a Comcast newsgroups!!

News Rover // News Rover // News Rover

msnew.microsoft User Y...@HOTMAIL.COM Password ************8


Go Windows Live Mail

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David B.

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Nov 17, 2009, 12:45:19 PM11/17/09
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Newsgroups are not email.

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Bob

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Nov 17, 2009, 5:28:33 PM11/17/09
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> O by the Way
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> microsoft.public newsgroups is not a Comcast newsgroups!!


I never said it was!!

What I said is the OP can use the server "msnews.microsoft.com" to access
MS newsgroups.

Hot-text

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Nov 17, 2009, 6:50:56 PM11/17/09
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YES Bob that right we on the some page!!!

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Jaime

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Nov 17, 2009, 10:53:48 PM11/17/09
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You can also use just "news.microsoft.com" with no authentication.
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