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What happen to the newsgroups? most of them you can't
even get to, says not available.
Bonnie
 
What happen to the newsgroups? most of them you can't
even get to, says not available.
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Looks like the doing work on the web interface to the groups. You can
connect to the groups using Outlook Express or other newsreader application
as all of them currently seem to be accessible that way. Here is a link
that will open in your default newsreader software to this newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.newusers
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Smart Display
http://home.comcast.net/~tp.porterfield

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
 
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says...
Looks like the doing work on the web interface to the groups. You can
connect to the groups using Outlook Express or other newsreader application
as all of them currently seem to be accessible that way. Here is a link
that will open in your default newsreader software to this newsgroup:

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.ne wusers
--
Tom Porterfield
MS-MVP Smart Display
http://home.comcast.net/~tp.porterfield

Please post all follow-ups to the newsgroup only.
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Well folks, I tried going the OE route and my ISP { Cox
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broadband} , so far as I can figure, requires your
correct email address to be published with every NG post.
That,at least for me is unacceptable. I can only imagine
the deluge of spam and viruses/Worms/Trojan Horses etc.
being sent to me just by writing a post to a NG using OE.

If anyone knows a way for me to post using OE and not
leave myself open to all the unacceptable nasties I
mentioned ,please let me know. Until then I'll be using a
web based browser , thank you very much. And to ANYONE
who says using OE to post is far,far,far superior, why
do'nt we compare the spam & email viruses we each have
received??? I'd win,hands down,because I've never
received even one, ever. End of Argument. If MS decides
not to continue letting those with web based browsers
read and post , well, guess I wont be posting and
certainly not with OE.
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Mad said:
broadband} , so far as I can figure, requires your
correct email address to be published with every NG post.
That,at least for me is unacceptable. I can only imagine
the deluge of spam and viruses/Worms/Trojan Horses etc.
being sent to me just by writing a post to a NG using OE.

If anyone knows a way for me to post using OE and not
leave myself open to all the unacceptable nasties I
mentioned ,please let me know. Until then I'll be using a
web based browser , thank you very much. And to ANYONE
who says using OE to post is far,far,far superior, why
do'nt we compare the spam & email viruses we each have
received??? I'd win,hands down,because I've never
received even one, ever. End of Argument. If MS decides
not to continue letting those with web based browsers
read and post , well, guess I wont be posting and
certainly not with OE.
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www.news.individual.net
 
-----Original Message-----
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.ne
wusers

www.news.individual.net


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Guess I did'nt make myself clear. I have no problem
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finding this NG by using OE. The problem is my ISP,so far
as I am able to find out , does'nt have the option for me
to post without announcing my real OE address in the post.
This I will not do,for the reasons given in my previous
post. I do not care if OE is a better way to use NG,not
if it means I get spammed out of existence and recieve
email viruses by the boxcar,thank you very much.
It is'nt your fault. It is'nt my fault. It's my ISP, Cox
Cable.
Anyway , thanks for your reply.
 
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news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.ne
wusers

www.news.individual.net


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GBP--Sorry,did'nt scroll down far enough the first time
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to see you had included the individual--whatever.
Problem is,the first thing out of the box they want my
email address. Sorry, but that is none of their business.
Sure, they can do things however they like,but that does
not mean I have to follow them over the cliff. They could
require a sign in , a numbering system, or a dozen other
ways to identify any of their subscribers, without ever
knowing the subscribers identity. I do not know this
company or anything about them and being in Germany they
are beyond US jurisdiction. I do not trust blindly.
They could be building a contact list to sell to spammers
for all I know. No I'm not paranoid ! I've been around
the world and know that every country has companies and
individuals that delight in scamming anyone and everyone.
We even have one or two in the good old USA . Hell, even
some Governments scam , would you beleive that. I could
go on forever, but this is/has turned into a rant.
Lets just say that they have no reason for asking for my
email address, or for my ex-wifes cousin-twice
removed,brother inlaws zip code. Gotta go now,Have a rant
to get on with elsewhere.
 
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to see you had included the individual--whatever.
Problem is,the first thing out of the box they want my
email address. Sorry, but that is none of their business.
Sure, they can do things however they like,but that does
not mean I have to follow them over the cliff. They could
require a sign in , a numbering system, or a dozen other
ways to identify any of their subscribers, without ever
knowing the subscribers identity. I do not know this
company or anything about them and being in Germany they
are beyond US jurisdiction. I do not trust blindly.
They could be building a contact list to sell to spammers
for all I know. No I'm not paranoid ! I've been around
the world and know that every country has companies and
individuals that delight in scamming anyone and everyone.
We even have one or two in the good old USA . Hell, even
some Governments scam , would you beleive that. I could
go on forever, but this is/has turned into a rant.
Lets just say that they have no reason for asking for my
email address, or for my ex-wifes cousin-twice
removed,brother inlaws zip code. Gotta go now,Have a rant
to get on with elsewhere.
.
I hear ya. I have cox-internet but no mail service on
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this machine or OE enabled not going to(.) this is one of
the few newsgroups I can still access and lets see if this
posts. Hang in there I too would like to know what
happened as IE6 always seemed to work fine.
 
Hello Mad Max,

I agree totally.

Jan

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.... requires your correct email address to be published
with every NG post.

That, at least for me is unacceptable.

I can only imagine the deluge of spam and viruses /
Worms / Trojan Horses etc. being sent to me just by
writing a post to a NG using OE.

If anyone knows a way for me to post using OE and not
leave myself open to all the unacceptable nasties I
mentioned ,please let me know.

Until then I'll be using a web based browser.

And to ANYONE who says using OE to post is far,far,far
superior, why do'nt we compare the spam & email viruses we
each have received???

I'd win,hands down,because I've never
received even one, ever. End of Argument.

If MS decides not to continue letting those with web
based browsers read and post , well, guess I wont be
posting and certainly not with OE.
 
This is the first n/g I've been to, after my first post
(which I used my real e/m address) I recieved 43 e/m
viruses within a week NO THANKS.

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