Re: Outlook Express and Newsgroups

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From: PA Bear (PABear_at_mvps.org)
Date: 09/28/04 

Date: Tue, 28 Sep 2004 01:27:46 -0400

It happens. 

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Jonty R. P. wrote:
> Hi All,
> It seems my dial-up ISP (Satyam Infoway) is blocking Port 119! I've come
> into my office today and am using our LAN and shared DSL connection and 
> I've
> been able to access the Microsoft Newsgroups without any problem. I've not
> changed any settings in OE or in my ZoneAlarm Pro Firewall.
>
> I can only assume that it must be the ISP I use at home that is blocking
> port 119?!?
>
> Jonty R. P.
> Technical Director,
> PQSA Network.
>
> "Jonty R. P." wrote:
>
>> Hi Kuay,
>> I'm using ZoneAlarm Pro, the latest update, and I've given OE full access
>> to the Internet in the Programs tab of ZoneAlarm. I have also opened Port
>> 119 in the expert zones on ZoneAlarm Pro, but still have the same 
>> problem.
>> The Windows XP SP2 firewall is turned off in preference to using 
>> ZoneAlarm
>> Pro, so I'm sure that is not interferring.
>>
>> The interesting thing is if I do a TraceRoute from my machine to
>> msnews.microsoft.com (IP address = 207.46.248.16) it gets are as far as a
>> machine at IP address 207.46.155.10 (pos1-0.iustixcpdc1201.ntwk.msn.net)
>> and then just times out after that point. To me it seems that that
>> machine, at 207.46.155.10, is blocking further access through to the
>> msnews.microsoft.com server?!?
>>
>> Any further thoughts would be welcome
>>
>> Jonty R. P.
>> PQSA Network.
>>
>> "Kuay Tim" wrote:
>>
>>> Hi Jonty,
>>>
>>> You might check the firewall for port 119 access. The 800ccc0e is a
>>> general cannot connect to server error.
>>>
>>> Troubleshooting error messages that you receive when you are using 
>>> Outlook
>>> and Outlook Express
>>>
>>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;en-us;813514&Product=oex
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Tim K.
>>> aka Kuay Tim
>>> MVP - (IE/OE)
>>> Lynnwood, WA
>>> *
>>> "Jonty R. P." <jontyrp@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:3f0e01c4a421$40252a30$a601280a@phx.gbl...
>>>> I'm trying to access these Microsoft Newsgroups via
>>>> Outlook Express but keep getting an error when I try to
>>>> download the list of Newsgroups from msnews.microsoft.com.
>>>>
>>>> The error gives the following error code 800ccc0e, but I
>>>> can not find any information as to what this error code
>>>> means.
>>>>
>>>> I am using Outlook Express 6 on Windows XP SP2, and a
>>>> dial-up internet account.
>>>>
>>>> Any suggestions would be most welcome

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