David Li wrote:
> hi,
>
> I can not subscribe to alt.windows7.general and I can not find this in
> the Microsoft Communities account, how can I add alt.windows7.general?
> thanks
>
A USENET server happens to carry that group.
Some email tools, can also communicate with USENET servers, using
NNTP protocol. For example, I use Thunderbird, which is both an
email and a USENET news reader.
This is an example of a free server, one in fact where you don't
even need to register to start using it. The server has some
strange filter rules, to try to control abuse. You're limited to posting
perhaps 25 messages a day. And there is no transmission of binaries
on this server (so no movie uploading or downloading is supported
on the server).
http://www.aioe.org/ <--- read the usage rules here
When setting up your USENET news reader, the important info is
nntp.aioe.org port 119
Once you make connections with the server, you download the "groups"
list, and then "subscribe" to the group alt.windows7.general .
There could be a tick box, next to the group name, and you
tick it to have that group added to your active list of groups.
When you update the list of groups you subscribe to, and the
tool fetches the headers, you can see a list of message threads
and subjects. Clicking on them, allows you to read the message
body. And doing a "reply", allows you to participate. Since
AIOE supports posting, it allows your reply to go through.
There are a few servers around, that only allow reading, so
that distinction is important.
There are yet more free servers available, but they require
registration with the owner, to get username/password. On
those, you set up your USENET news reader to "request authentication"
and enter username/password before the session starts. If
the news reader has username/password caching, then you use
the tool with no further nuisance.
This message is being sent via nntp.aioe.org , so I'm using
it right now. I could just as easily post to alt.windows7.general
if I wanted, by changing the "Newsgroup" line in the message.
HTH,
Paul
> "Mike S" <mscir@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:hvpctu$5ei$1@news.eternal-september.org...
>> On 6/21/2010 8:57 PM, David Li wrote:
>>> Hi all,
>>>
>>> This is a windows 7 problem but can't find a newsgroup.
>>> After updating my network adapter driver, my green signal bars are
>>> missing in the taskbar.
>>> The funny thing is that I click on it and it shows green bars in the pop
>>> up windows.
>>> Internet connection is working btw.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> David
>>
>> Are the options you an set for the network adapter software?
>>
>> Can you subscribe to alt.windows7.general?
>
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