Bob, Thanks for all your help. Right now I am just concentrating on trying to subscribe to an AT&T newsgroup, as they are already configured in my mail. All settings are as you mentioned, except that "Always connect to this account using" is checked and underneath is the drop-down menu with Local Area Network showing. I am assuming these are the original settings as I was using newsgroups before very easily. You suggested that the above "Always connect...." be unchecked. Would that affect anything else, do you think? This computer appears to be very proprietary. When I change settings to accomplish one thing, it appears to affect another. Mostly, I like it. But it does get a little irritating at times. It is great for graphics, and it has some nice features. Oh,the port setting is 119. Wonder why the error message says 0? Also thinking out loud about why they SSL would be involved when it is unchecked. Sydney ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Hays" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, November 27, 2000 3:13 AM Subject: Re: [OE] Error when subscribing to newsgroups > I told you wrong yesterday when I said there were only two forums, there are 13. > I went to the URL you sent and sub.ed to the forum (new.user) without any problems, > however, I was already set up for the msnews.microsoft.com news groups. > Your error message indicates you have a configuration problem, so lets check your > config. ,,,, Click on Tools / Accounts / News Tab ,,,, see if there is an account set > up for the Microsoft News group ,,,, If there is, click on Properties ,,,,, if not, > click on New and set it up ,,, ::::::::: > > GENERAL Tab: > Fill in the blanks. > Do not select "Include this account ------ ------ -------" > > SERVER Tab: > Server Name: msnews.microsoft.com > Do not select "This server requires me to log on" > > CONNECTION Tab: > Do not select :Always connect to this account using:" > > ADVANCED Tab: > News [NNTP]: 119 > Do not select "This server requires a secure connection" > Do select "Use Newsgroup descriptions" > No other selections > > If there is nothing else wrong, these settings should work. Be sure to check the Port > #, should be 119, your error reports 0. > Good luck > Bob Hays > _______________________________________________ > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bruce Cardner" <[email protected]> > To: <[email protected]> > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 10:44 PM > Subject: Re: [OE] Error when subscribing to newsgroups > > > > Bob, > > Thanks for your response. I subscribed from the following page: > > > > http://support.microsoft.com/support/default.asp?PR=winme&FR=0&SD=GN&LN=EN-U S > > > > The list is called microsoft.public.windowsme.new-user. > > > > Before, all I did was click on the newsgroup name, and it was in my OE > > folders. I believe it asked if I wanted to subscribe. It was practically > > done for me. It is a pretty good newsgroup and helped me out a lot with > > some of the little oddities of ME. > > > > Now, when I click on it, my mailbox opens and a big window informs me of the > > message I posted. Strangely enough, I get the same message for the AT&T > > newsgroups. > > > > I just can not figure it. > > Sydney > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: "Robert Hays" <[email protected]: > > <[email protected]> > > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 10:35 PM > > Subject: Re: [OE] Error when subscribing to newsgroups > > > > > > > I do not know how you are attempting to sub to the Win ME group, but it > > should be > > > sub.'ed to through the official MS forums at --> msnews.microsoft.com > > . > > > If you haven't already done so, set up a new News account and > > use --->> > > > msnews.microsoft.com as the news server. > > > There are two groups currently available: > > > 1. microsoft.public.opk.millennium > > > 2. microsoft.public.sbk.millennium > > > > > > Hope this helps your problem > > > Bob Hays > > > ______________________________________________ > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Bruce Cardner" <[email protected]> > > > To: <[email protected]> > > > Sent: Sunday, November 26, 2000 12:38 PM > > > Subject: [OE] Error when subscribing to newsgroups > > > > > > > > > > I used the Microsoft Windows ME newsgroup for a while. Then I > > unsubscribed. > > > > Now when I attempt to subscribe again, I get an unidentified error > > message: > > > > > > > > Configuration: > > > > Protocol: NNTP > > > > Port 0 > > > > Secure (SSL):0 > > > > Code 8004005 > > > > > > > > I had Zone Alarm when I used the list before, and it was ok. I have > > mostly > > > > my original default settings on OE 5.5. > > > > > > > > I decided to try an AT&T newsgroup, but also got the error message as > > well. > > > > > > > > Does anyone have any ideas? 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