Sign In button

[Guest Will S.]

When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in

button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in

and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.

Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.

[Guest Lanwench [MVP - Exchange]]

Re: Sign In button

 

Will S. <WillS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote:

> When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign

> in button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get

> signed in and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a

> sign out button. Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive

> to my computer.

 

Can't say, sorry - I don't use the web interface, and suggest you don't

either if you really want to get much out of these groups. Use a newsreader/

client, such as Forte Agent, Thunderbird, or even Outlook Express, rather

than the pretty clunky web interface. It's a lot easier to do nearly

everything that way. You can mark messages to be watched, filter the views

so you can see replies to your posts easily, and search.

 

The Microsoft public news server is msnews.microsoft.com and you can

subscribe to as many groups as you like; no authentication is required.

 

The following is from a post by MVP Malke ...

 

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Here's information on Usenet and using a newsreader:

 

http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page3.html#12-09-02 - a brief

explanation of newsgroups

http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlo...ssnewreader.htm

http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm

http://support.microsoft.com/defaul...wto/default.asp

- Set Up Newsreader

 

http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html

http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups

microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is

working properly

http://www.mailmsg.com/SPAM_munging.htm - how to munge email address

http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs.

crossposting

 

Some newsreaders for Windows

http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php - for Forte

http://www.mozilla.org (Thunderbird does newsgroups)

http://gravity.tbates.org/

 

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[Guest Andrew Murray]

Re: Sign In button

 

 

 

 

"Will S." <WillS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8F103F2A-5A8F-4DBC-A024-A6B56D0E01BA@microsoft.com...

> When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in

> button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in

> and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.

> Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.

 

I don't use the web version of the newsgroup, so I can't really help you,

but if you view the newsgroup in a newsreader, there's no need to sign in at

all.

 

It is better and faster, to use a newsreader like Outlook Express, Windows

Mail (I think that has the newsreader element) or others, like Thunderbird

(Email/News client from the makers of Firefox browser).

 

Simply subscribe to the groups through the newsreader you use. Your ISP

should have those hosted or use the groups on msnews.microsoft.com

[Guest beamish]

RE: Sign In button

 

 

 

"Will S." wrote:

> When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in

> button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in

> and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.

> Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.

Hello,

Yes, same happening to my unit.

I click on the "reply" button. This directs me to the password page, enter

password then receive a "404" page and I click goback to previous page. When

returned to previous page I am registered. I make the assumption that changes

are being installed.

take care.

beamish.

[Guest Will S.]

RE: Sign In button

 

Thanks

 

"beamish" wrote:

>

>

> "Will S." wrote:

>

> > When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in

> > button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in

> > and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.

> > Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.

> Hello,

> Yes, same happening to my unit.

> I click on the "reply" button. This directs me to the password page, enter

> password then receive a "404" page and I click goback to previous page. When

> returned to previous page I am registered. I make the assumption that changes

> are being installed.

> take care.

> beamish.

[Guest windmap]

Re: Sign In button

 

Try google groups

 

"Will S." <WillS@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message

news:8F103F2A-5A8F-4DBC-A024-A6B56D0E01BA@microsoft.com...

> When I open the Windows XP Newsgroups page I noticed there is no sign in

> button at the top of the page. After going the long route to get signed in

> and having been returned to the Newsgroup page there is a sign out button.

> Hasd anyone else noticed this or is this exclusive to my computer.