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I use road runner as my server.
My daughter uses SBC.

We evacuated from Hurricane Rita and I tried to view news groups with her
computer.
Neither road runner tech service nor SBC (even worse) could tell me how to
set up my news server question. IT seems to me to be a simple thing but
neither were any help. Road runner did say I could not use a rr name.

Can any of you tell me how to do it. I am going back there for all of next
week?

TIA
Wull
 
Do you need the newsserver name? In North Carolina, it's
news-server.nc.rr.com so you might use 'news-server.texas.rr.com'.
'news-server.gt.rr.com' (based on your posting address), or perhaps
'news-server.tornado.texas.rr.com', depending on the Time Warner/Road Runner
ISP. Most Road Runner users don't have to authenticate (use a password) to
access the newsserver.
--
OE6-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress
OE General newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)

Inside Outlook Express
http://www.insideoe.com
 
Wull said:
I use road runner as my server.
My daughter uses SBC.

We evacuated from Hurricane Rita and I tried to view news groups with
her computer.
Neither road runner tech service nor SBC (even worse) could tell me
how to set up my news server question. IT seems to me to be a simple
thing but neither were any help. Road runner did say I could not use
a rr name.
Can any of you tell me how to do it. I am going back there for all
of next week?

TIA
Wull
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You cannot use the Road Runner news server unless you are connected to Road
Runner. Since I take you are connecting through your daughter's SBC account
you will have to use the SBC news server.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup only. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com./athome/security/protect/default.aspx
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
 
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Wull said:
I use road runner as my server.
My daughter uses SBC.

We evacuated from Hurricane Rita and I tried to view news groups with
her computer.
Neither road runner tech service nor SBC (even worse) could tell me
how to set up my news server question. IT seems to me to be a simple
thing but neither were any help. Road runner did say I could not use
a rr name.
Can any of you tell me how to do it. I am going back there for all
of next week?

TIA
Wull
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If you only want to access the Microsoft Public newsgroups, use
msnews.microsoft.com as the server and no password is necessary.
See my signature for more info.

--
Michael Stevens MS-MVP XP
(e-mail address removed)
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com
For a better newsgroup experience. Setup a newsreader.
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
 
Thanks Mike. It looks simple enough. I will try it on Monday when I return
to Houston.

Wull
 
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