>> the news server (NNTP) this group is on is msnews.microsoft.com
>>
> No it's not. It's on news.panix.com.
>

Half right.
'It's on news.panix.com' - Correct.
'No it's not' - not correct, since, in fact, the news group is, indeed, on
msnews.microsoft.com.
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John Eddy