the news server (NNTP) this group is on is msnews.microsoft.com
whatever 'display' name you put in is what will show up on posts
you do not have to register

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"t-4-2" <guest@unknown-email.com> wrote in message
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> Ken Blake, MVP;705587 Wrote:
>> On Wed, 7 May 2008 14:27:53 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > t-4-2;705501 Wrote:
>> > > Pardon me. I meant re-register to this forum. > >
>>
>>
>> This "forum" you are using is nothing more than a web-based interface
>> that sucks up postings from the Microsoft newsgroups, repackages
>> them,
>> and presents them to you as if they were doing you a service. It's a
>> very poor way to access the newsgroups, not to mention that you are
>> supporting what many of us consider to be a dishonest way of
>> presenting themselves.
>>
>> Most of us here use the newsgroups directly, with our newsreader,
>> where no registration is required. I strongly recommend that you, and
>> anyone else using one of those forums, do the same. See
>> 'Setting up Outlook Express Newsreader'
>> (http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm) It's
>> about Outlook Express, but it's almost identical in Windows Mail,
>> which comes with Vista.
>>
>>
>>
>>
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>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> Hello Ken,
> I have Microsoft Communities activated in my Windows Mail. Are they the
> same as what you described "Microsoft Newsgroups "? I realise that at
> least most of my posts reappeared in one of those MS Comm., but I don't
> use them because I don't like the setup, ie. those (+) and (-), and most
> important of all I'd like to be notified if I had a reply to my post(s)
> which is not available there. But if that's not the same as yours, then
> I'll have to ask my ISP for the name of NNTP , whatever that is. Unless
> you can shed some light to this matter.Thank you.
>
>
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> t-4-2