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Bruce Hagen
Flightless Bird
Server name is correct.
Check: This server requires me to log on. Enter the User ID and PW. The
Account Name is your User ID. Check: Remember Password. Do not check the
last box.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
news:eGAJGlRBLHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi, again, Bruce. In the Server tab, news.eternal-september.org is the
> server name. I then checked the box "This server requires me to log on,"
> which opened the Account Name and password. Should I NOT have checked
> that box? It's unchecked now, and I can't get or send any posts. If it
> SHOULD be checked, then I have to fill in the Account Name, which I'm
> guessing is something particular to me, since it's followed by the
> password.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23BI35gRBLHA.5808@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Did you enter the user ID and password in Tools | Accounts | Mail |
>>>> Properties | Server Tab?
>>> Not sure exactly what I did there, now that I deleted it. The Server
>>> Tab wants an Account Name. Is that the user ID I got in the emailed
>>> confirmation? I thought at this point maybe it should be my email
>>> address. I can try the user ID to see if that works--if you think that
>>> might be the issue. This is the first news server that wants this kind
>>> of setup, so I didn't have anything to look at.
>>
>> In the Server Ta==tab:
>>
>> The account name is:
>> news.eternal-september.org
>>
>> The user ID and PW is what was e-mailed to you.
>>
>> Do not check Secure PW Authentication.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23v4CQVRBLHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Thank you, Bruce! Answers below.
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> Did you create an account with a real e-mail address?
>>> Yes, I did use a real email address.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did you get a confirmation with your user ID and a temporary
>>>> password?
>>> I did--and then I changed the password online, and the change was
>>> accepted.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did you enter the user ID and password in Tools | Accounts | Mail |
>>>> Properties | Server Tab?
>>> Not sure exactly what I did there, now that I deleted it. The Server
>>> Tab wants an Account Name. Is that the user ID I got in the emailed
>>> confirmation? I thought at this point maybe it should be my email
>>> address. I can try the user ID to see if that works--if you think that
>>> might be the issue. This is the first news server that wants this kind
>>> of setup, so I didn't have anything to look at.
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Did you check Remember Password?
>>> Yes, I checked Remember Password. Should I also check the box for
>>> secure password authentication?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> What did you use for a munged domain? Some are not acceptable.
>>> I used my usual: Jo-AnneATnowhere.com
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23pMt6CRBLHA.6116@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Help, Bruce! I set up my Eternal-September account, and everything
>>>>> looked fine--but I can't post. I get "Outlook Express could not post
>>>>> your message. Subject 'Re: internet posts with disguised email
>>>>> address?', Account: 'news.eternal-september.org', Server:
>>>>> 'news.eternal-september.org', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '441
>>>>> From: address not in Internet syntax', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No,
>>>>> Server Error: 441, Error Number: 0x800CCCA9."
>>>>>
>>>>> What did I do wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:euZNgfOBLHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Try this news server, Jo-Anne. I just set it up and it carries the
>>>>>> groups I had that were removed. You have to register with your real
>>>>>> address, but you can still use your munged address when you post.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eternal-September
>>>>>> http://www.eternal-september.org/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ursSJ7MBLHA.5464@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>I just tried to post in Outlook Express to the newsgroup
>>>>>>>microsoft.public.security.homeusers and found that it and
>>>>>>>microsoft.public.security.virus are no longer available from
>>>>>>>Microsoft. Since I haven't yet set up another account, I was going
>>>>>>>to post my question through Google Groups. However, I noticed the
>>>>>>>warning there that my email address would become public if I
>>>>>>>posted. Is there any way to disguise one's email address in groups
>>>>>>>in Internet Explorer--as one can in OE?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm using WinXP fully updated on all of my computers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
Check: This server requires me to log on. Enter the User ID and PW. The
Account Name is your User ID. Check: Remember Password. Do not check the
last box.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP [Mail]
Imperial Beach, CA
"Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
news:eGAJGlRBLHA.4704@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Hi, again, Bruce. In the Server tab, news.eternal-september.org is the
> server name. I then checked the box "This server requires me to log on,"
> which opened the Account Name and password. Should I NOT have checked
> that box? It's unchecked now, and I can't get or send any posts. If it
> SHOULD be checked, then I have to fill in the Account Name, which I'm
> guessing is something particular to me, since it's followed by the
> password.
>
> Jo-Anne
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
> news:%23BI35gRBLHA.5808@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>> Did you enter the user ID and password in Tools | Accounts | Mail |
>>>> Properties | Server Tab?
>>> Not sure exactly what I did there, now that I deleted it. The Server
>>> Tab wants an Account Name. Is that the user ID I got in the emailed
>>> confirmation? I thought at this point maybe it should be my email
>>> address. I can try the user ID to see if that works--if you think that
>>> might be the issue. This is the first news server that wants this kind
>>> of setup, so I didn't have anything to look at.
>>
>> In the Server Ta==tab:
>>
>> The account name is:
>> news.eternal-september.org
>>
>> The user ID and PW is what was e-mailed to you.
>>
>> Do not check Secure PW Authentication.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>> news:%23v4CQVRBLHA.4388@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>> Thank you, Bruce! Answers below.
>>> Jo-Anne
>>>
>>> <snip>
>>>
>>>> Did you create an account with a real e-mail address?
>>> Yes, I did use a real email address.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did you get a confirmation with your user ID and a temporary
>>>> password?
>>> I did--and then I changed the password online, and the change was
>>> accepted.
>>>
>>>
>>>> Did you enter the user ID and password in Tools | Accounts | Mail |
>>>> Properties | Server Tab?
>>> Not sure exactly what I did there, now that I deleted it. The Server
>>> Tab wants an Account Name. Is that the user ID I got in the emailed
>>> confirmation? I thought at this point maybe it should be my email
>>> address. I can try the user ID to see if that works--if you think that
>>> might be the issue. This is the first news server that wants this kind
>>> of setup, so I didn't have anything to look at.
>>>>
>>>
>>>> Did you check Remember Password?
>>> Yes, I checked Remember Password. Should I also check the box for
>>> secure password authentication?
>>>
>>>>
>>>> What did you use for a munged domain? Some are not acceptable.
>>> I used my usual: Jo-AnneATnowhere.com
>>>> --
>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>> news:%23pMt6CRBLHA.6116@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>> Help, Bruce! I set up my Eternal-September account, and everything
>>>>> looked fine--but I can't post. I get "Outlook Express could not post
>>>>> your message. Subject 'Re: internet posts with disguised email
>>>>> address?', Account: 'news.eternal-september.org', Server:
>>>>> 'news.eternal-september.org', Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '441
>>>>> From: address not in Internet syntax', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No,
>>>>> Server Error: 441, Error Number: 0x800CCCA9."
>>>>>
>>>>> What did I do wrong?
>>>>>
>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>
>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> "Bruce Hagen" <BRH@nospam.invalid> wrote in message
>>>>> news:euZNgfOBLHA.4500@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>>>>>> Try this news server, Jo-Anne. I just set it up and it carries the
>>>>>> groups I had that were removed. You have to register with your real
>>>>>> address, but you can still use your munged address when you post.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Eternal-September
>>>>>> http://www.eternal-september.org/
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
>>>>>> Bruce Hagen
>>>>>> MS-MVP [Mail]
>>>>>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> "Jo-Anne" <Jo-AnneATnowhere.com> wrote in message
>>>>>> news:ursSJ7MBLHA.5464@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>>>>>I just tried to post in Outlook Express to the newsgroup
>>>>>>>microsoft.public.security.homeusers and found that it and
>>>>>>>microsoft.public.security.virus are no longer available from
>>>>>>>Microsoft. Since I haven't yet set up another account, I was going
>>>>>>>to post my question through Google Groups. However, I noticed the
>>>>>>>warning there that my email address would become public if I
>>>>>>>posted. Is there any way to disguise one's email address in groups
>>>>>>>in Internet Explorer--as one can in OE?
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> I'm using WinXP fully updated on all of my computers.
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Thank you!
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>> Jo-Anne
>>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
>>
>
>
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