Re: Deleing/editing own posts and account

rlmarr wrote:
Is there a way for a user to edit/delete their own posts? Or is there a way to have their own account deleted?

No. Because you are using the web interface (which is just awful), you think this is a "messageboard" where you have an "account" and can edit/delete posts. It is not. What you see in your browser is a web interface to Usenet newsgroups. Posts made to Usenet are propagated to news servers all over the world, as well as being archived on Google Groups.

A better way to access Usenet is by using a real newsreader, which is very easy to do. Here is information about that:

Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows, but you can use Outlook Express since you already have it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:

About Usenet:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
http://groups.google.com/support/bin/static.py?page=basics.html - Basics of Usenet
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief explanation of newsgroups

Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

How to Post:
http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is working properly
http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
http://www.blakjak.demon.co.uk/mul_crss.htm - multiposting vs. crossposting


Malke
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