Thanks. However, this is a public newsgroup for technical support and not
a
social site. You've made that mistake because you think you're posting on
a
forum and you're not. You're using a web interface that leeches Usenet
newsgroup posts. The majority of the people using the newsgroups use
newsreaders to access Usenet and therefore don't see what you do. You
would
be far better off to set up a newsreader, which is very easy to do. Here's
general information for you:
Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
learn
to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you
can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you already
have
it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:
About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives
http://www.usenetmonster.com/infocenter/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief
explanation
of newsgroups
Outlook Express/Windows Mail as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
http://vistasupport.mvps.org/accessing_newsgrousp_with-windows_mail.htm
How to Post:
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx/kb/555375 - How to Ask a
Question
http://users.tpg.com.au/bzyhjr/liszt.htm - How Not to Get Technical Help
on
Usenet
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
working
properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - crossposting
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting
Other Newsreaders for Windows:
http://www.forteinc.com/main/homepage.php - Forte
http://www.mozilla.org - Thunderbird
BTW, if you would prefer a real forum where people might enjoy socializing
along with their technical interests, I recommend ComputerHaven, a warm
and
friendly forum.
http://www.computerhaven.info
Malke
