Re: Why are messages Blank?

From: Torgeir Bakken \(MVP\) (Torgeir.Bakken-spam_at_hydro.com)
Date: 04/27/04 

Date: Tue, 27 Apr 2004 13:20:49 +0200

Rob Stow wrote:

> Dan Seur wrote:
>
>> robot - as GH points out Pegasus is a frequent, knowledgeable poster
>> in this all-volunteer forum. MS only provides the server capability,
>> and very rarely but sometimes MS people will toss in a response.
>> There's got to be some problem at your end. For some reason, the
>> substance of whatever Pegasus' responses were is being stripped out.
>> Maybe some setting in an antivirus/malware filter on your machine is
>> misbehaving? I can imagine your frustration. One in 1000 posts here
>> are blank, always by mistake... and never from Pegasus.
>>
>
> I suspect it is either the news reader, ISP, or news server that "Robot"
> uses.
Hi

 From the header of on of the postings from robot smiff:

X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000

That means robot doesn't use a news reader/server to access the
newsgroups, he is using the not so good Web Interface that
Microsoft provides to the newsgroups.

Here is the URL to the microsoft.public.win2000.general group:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsserver2003/community/newsgroups/dgbrowser/en-us/default.mspx?dg=microsoft.public.win2000.general

When this interface sometimes have a problem, you get
"Message unavailable" messages. 

-- 
torgeir, Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, Porsgrunn Norway
Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of
the 1328 page Scripting Guide:
http://www.microsoft.com/technet/community/scriptcenter/default.mspx

Relevant Pages

  • Re: Change Date Format Please
    ... >>Web interface Microsoft provides to the newsgroups, ... > Those who choose to post to newsgroups distributed by the Usenet ... most of those using Microsoft's Web interface doesn't ... Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
    (microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript)
  • Re: iyersuresh2003@yahoo.co.in
    ... it is posted from the Web interface that Microsoft provides (on a Microsoft ... server) to the newsgroups, and where you can type in whatever mail address you ... Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, ...
    (microsoft.public.security)
  • Re: Change Date Format Please
    ... most of those using Microsoft's Web interface doesn't ... I and all other MVPs doesn't earn a living from Microsoft (but ... Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
    (microsoft.public.scripting.vbscript)
  • Re: Can not get into XP
    ... Drew have no control over this, using the Web interface to post with, ... Several MVPs have tried to rise this issue internally at Microsoft, ... Microsoft MVP Scripting and WMI, ... Administration scripting examples and an ONLINE version of the 1328 page Scripting Guide: ...
    (microsoft.public.windowsxp.general)
  • Re: Security and EOL issues
    ... A belief that a good company, if Microsoft were one, would provide ... regulations governing what the automobile industry must do. ... older software's security would be just fine. ... > Computer Emergency Response Teams, ...
    (Security-Basics)