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Shekhar - 30 Nov 2004 19:25 GMT

Hi,

Can anybody tell me the Microsoft NewsGroup Server Address so that I
configure the same using Outlook Express? Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks in advance
Shekhar

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Ron Lowe - 30 Nov 2004 19:41 GMT

> Hi,
>
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> Thanks in advance
> Shekhar

Connect to: msnews.microsoft.com
Leave everything else as defaults.

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Shekhar - 30 Nov 2004 21:15 GMT

Hi Ron,

Thanks for your prompt and fast reply.

I have done the same. But I am getting the error " Unable to connect to
server" with error details as follows:

Configuration:
Account: msnews.microsoft.com
Server: msnews.microsoft.com
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 119
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 800ccc0e

Please help.

> > Hi,
> >
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> Connect to: msnews.microsoft.com
> Leave everything else as defaults.

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Ron Lowe - 30 Nov 2004 22:05 GMT

>> Connect to: msnews.microsoft.com

> I have done the same. But I am getting the error " Unable to connect to
> server" with error details as follows:
[quoted text clipped - 6 lines]
> Secure(SSL): 0
> Code: 800ccc0e

I'm sorry, I've no clue why you can't connect.

Are you behind any kind of outbound-filtering firewall?
Or a proxy server?

There's a few things you can check.
First, go to a command prompt window.
Then type:

ping msnews.microsoft.com

The ping itself will fail ( because itdoesn't respond to pings );
but what IP address does it resolve to?
It should be 207.46.248.16

Then try the following command:

telnet msnews.microsoft.com 119

You should be greeted by:
200 NNTP Service 6.0.3790.206 Version: 6.0.3790.206 Posting Allowed

( Type 'quit' then hit enter to exit. )

Did that work?

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