Re: Is the Web Based Newsgroup Site Down?

Your feedback to Gordon, seems reversed. But glad it works for you and good
luck.

As for your first born, if he plays Halo2, he would get along just fine with
my bunch. :o)

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All the Best,
Kelly (MS-MVP)

Troubleshooting Windows XP
http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com

In memory of those lost during Katrina &
Prayers and Hope for the remaining displaced.



"MacKenrick" <MacKenrick@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:eY2N2GUxFHA.2540@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> First... a big "Thank You" to John Eddy for letting me know that it was a
> site problem and not just my computer and also for notifying the web
> folks.
>
> Next for Gordon... When I first started using this newsgroup, I was using
> it
> with OE. I had posts that were never posted or lost, I couldn't hardly
> ever
> find my posts or do searches for posts, etc. and was told by several
> "experts" that using the Web Access was more reliable. This was a number
> of
> years ago. I started using the Web Access and liked it. It was easy for
> me
> to find my posts (therefore answers to my questions) and easy to do
> "searches" (which was difficult to do using OE).
>
> Things have probably changed over the last few years because recently I
> have
> had several people tell me that using a news reader is better. I guess I
> just haven't gotten around to learning how to use it properly. Is there a
> simple tutorial around anywhere that explains how to use the OE news
> reader?
> If it really is better, I'd like to start using it again.
>
> Lastly... for all you folks out there that help people like us with our
> questions (and I know some of the questions can get pretty strange and off
> the point) THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! You folks are great.
>
> I wish there were some way of repaying your kindness. I'd give you my
> first
> born male child except you probably wouldn't want him. LOL Mike
>
>
> "gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:3q32e1FcvvadU2@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> MacKenrick wrote:
>> I've been trying to get on the On-Line Windows XP Newsgroup at:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups.mspx but it
>> hasn't
>> been working for several days. It just redirects me to another site:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/library/errorpages/smarterror.aspx?aspxerrorpath=/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/reader.mspx
>> Is it just my computer or is the site down for some reason?
>>
>> I know many people say using Outlook to access the newsgroup is better
>> but
>> I
>> find it more convenient to use the Web Based one.
>>
>> Thanks for the info. Mike
>>
>>
>
> Would you like to enlighten us as to WHY you find the awful clunky web
> access more "convenient" than a news reader?
>
>


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