How can I connect to this newsgroups with Outlook express?

Hello,

I'm using outlook express 6, with Windows XP sp2, and when I add the news
server "news.microsoft.com" or "msnews.microsoft.com" and outlook express
tries to connect to the server, I receive the following error:

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

Am I using the wrong server name? this newsgroups required authentication?

I wasn't sure about where to post this question.

Vielka

Try this name:

msnews.microsoft.com


Have a nice day/wend!


"vielkacr" <vielkacr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:2605012B-FC2E-4054-B724-A87C35D11A73@microsoft.com...
> Hello,
>
> I'm using outlook express 6, with Windows XP sp2, and when I add the news
> server "news.microsoft.com" or "msnews.microsoft.com" and outlook express
> tries to connect to the server, I receive the following error:
>
> " Configuration:
>   Account: news.microsoft.com
>   Server: news.microsoft.com
>   Protocol: NNTP
>   Port: 119
>   Secure(SSL): 0
>   Code: 800ccc0e "
>
> Am I using the wrong server name? this newsgroups required authentication?
>
> I wasn't sure about where to post this question.
>
> Vielka

Hi Leen,

I receive the same error with msnews.microsoft.com. Do I need check the
server requires authentication?

Thanks

"Leen" wrote:

> Try this name:
>
> msnews.microsoft.com
>
>
> Have a nice day/wend!
>
>
> "vielkacr" <vielkacr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:2605012B-FC2E-4054-B724-A87C35D11A73@microsoft.com... 
>
>
>

Hello,
vielkacr wrote:
> Hi Leen,
>
> I receive the same error with msnews.microsoft.com. Do I need check
> the server requires authentication?
>

no- are you behind a firewall, that blocks TCP port 110 ?
Because the error message says, that there is no server.
news://msnews.microsoft.com


Regards
Dieter
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Hello,
vielkacr wrote:

no- are you behind a firewall, that blocks TCP port 110 ?

Upps- typo - must be port 119.

Regards
Dieter
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