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Thread ID: 53783 2005-01-26 22:43:00 Outlook express and newsgroups Shaun2005 (6384) Press F1
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318480 2005-01-27 19:43:00 Morning Speedy - nope no joy - so I might have to get on the phone to Paradise tomorrow and see what they say.

Thanks for the suggestions
Shaun2005 (6384)
318481 2005-01-27 20:17:00 Gidday Shaun. It must be a server prob at the ISP end.

You havent entered the newsgroups server in wrong, as you're in there, you just cant see whats in them!

Altho, if it (the news server) was dead dead, you wouldnt be able to get a list of the newsgroups. You did right mouse on the main server that was created, right mouse / newsgroups didnt u?? Thats when a window saying downloading the newsgroups should appear - Is this where yours stop - at this downloading stage?

(if you've entered in the right newsgroups server (ie: for Ihug Auckland under Tools/accounts/news tab, Ihug's would be (for Auckland), news.akl.ihug.co.nz.

Yours would be something like news.paradise.co.nz? And this should appear in the left window (where the Inbox is etc are). This is when u right mouse on the server / newsgroups....
Speedy Gonzales (78)
318482 2005-01-27 20:37:00 No the news server is all correctly installed.
I haven't actually right clicked on the server in the lefthand window - I'll try that and see what happens - normally the groups are listed below the server name and you just click on the one you wish to visit and then click on the posts that you wish to download - clicking on the posts is the bit that doesn't work.
This morning when I tried again - an Explorer window popped up - so I'm wondering if there is some other little bug hiding on the HD that could be causing problems
Shaun2005 (6384)
318483 2005-01-27 20:45:00 Normally (on Ihugs new server anyway) the news server name is on the left (right/mouse/newsgroups) then a window appears (hopefully with the newsgroups), then u select which ones u want and OK. Then they appear under the news server on the left. Speedy Gonzales (78)
318484 2005-01-27 20:57:00 With Paradise the server is on the left with the subscribed groups listed below - pretty similar to a root directory tree Shaun2005 (6384)
318485 2005-01-27 21:03:00 Yup it is ONCE you get the newsgroups and add them..... Then they fall under the server on the left.

You havent got anything that might be blocking you from seeing the actual newsgroups have u?? Which I doubt, coz you may not have been able to get the main server in the first place!

Oh well, see what paradise say. Most probably what other ISPS say. It's your fault!
Speedy Gonzales (78)
318486 2005-01-27 21:08:00 Cheers - thanks again for your suggestions - I'll let you get back to helping the other needy people Shaun2005 (6384)
318487 2005-01-30 21:48:00 Morning Speedy - no good news after the weekend - have had to reformat "C" and start from scratch again - according to Paradise it was possibly an error with OE6 - and they advised downloading a new version of the net - thats when I found that IE6 had given up the ghost totally.
So I reformatted and loaded 98SE (but that wouldn't find my modem) so this morning the pc was loading XP and I'll test it tonight.

Thanks once again for your help :badpc:
Shaun2005 (6384)
318488 2005-01-30 21:52:00 Gidday Shaun. Hmmm very strange prob. Cant say Ive had a prob like this before even if i formatted.

I would make sure i get all updates (and SP1 or 2). Dunno what else it could be. Other than a dodgy OE, playing up.

Good luck this time!
Speedy Gonzales (78)
318489 2005-01-30 22:11:00 I think I found the cause - you replied to a post by Oggy - regarding EULA's - I had the same package with a lot of its mates also - not sure where they came from - but hopefully they're gone now Shaun2005 (6384)
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