Re: I switched to Firefox because--Solved
From: Philippe L. Balmanno (plb2862_at_cox.net)
Date: 02/06/05
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Date: Sun, 06 Feb 2005 07:02:01 -0800
Philippe L. Balmanno wrote:
> Mark wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> On 2/6/2005 9:34 AM, Frank Saunders, MS-MVP:
>>
>>> "Mark" <mark@anywhere.org> wrote in message
>>> news:eUcyUOFDFHA.3540@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl
>>>
>>>> On 2/6/2005 8:52 AM, Frank Saunders, MS-MVP:
>>>>
>>>>> "map444" <map444@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>>>> news:1813EC26-81FC-4221-AEC6-6F4E1898B490@microsoft.com
>>>>>
>>>>>> I found that using IE6 I could not access Microsoft Newsgroups. I
>>>>>> switched to Firefox and it worked temporarily. I found that the
>>>>>> problem was improper use of the .net passport sign in. I got into
>>>>>> my .net passport profile, signed out and clicked not to be
>>>>>> remembered. I had to do this for both Firefox and IE6. I can now
>>>>>> access the newsgoups on both browsers. I believe I had the problem
>>>>>> because I had not been signing out.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> For a faster interface to the newsgroups,
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ... and faster virus/trojans/spyware infections ...
>>>>
>>>>> in Outlook Express go to Tools
>>>>>
>>>>>> Accounts | Add (or New) | News.
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> Set up an account for this news server:
>>>>>
>>>>> msnews.microsoft.com
>>>>>
>>>>> The server is free and does not require you to logon. This news
>>>>> server carries over 2200 newsgroups related to Microsoft products
>>>>> and keeps messages at least 30 days.
>>>>>
>>>>> For more detail see
>>>>> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Use: http://www.mozilla.org/
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> You are ignorant, aren't you? I have been using OE for at least
>>> seven years and have never gotten a virus/trojan/spyware infection.
>>> Never got a notification that my anti-virus or anything else has
>>> stopped one either.
>>>
>>
>>
>> Sorry, I am not ignorant. I and others just want security rather than
>> insecurity.
>
> I agree it isn't ignorance if you are lucky. I changed because I wanted
> speed and no more hang ups/stalls when marking news groups as read. For
> example when I subscribe to a new news group OE downloads headers and
> after reviewing the headers I usually mark the news group as read.
> However, OE always hangs and appears to be non responsive on large
> quantities of messages; not so with thunderbird. IE requires too many
> additional add-ins for pop-up blockers and too many people have created
> these self installing search toolbars and not one of these have attached
> themselves to Firefox.
I should have added taht at one time I used OE as both email and NG
reader then tried OE as the NG reader with OL for email. The hang still
occurred.
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