I had no problem connecting to news.windstream.net.
Do you have any third party security programs that might interfere?
A firewall is the most likely culprit.

If you have the same problem with an XP system, look for a common
factor, such as a router, or the same type of firewall.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)


"Larry@Lost" <Larry@Lost@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:C89BE05F-5C47-472E-8ECC-AC0206F722B8@microsoft.com...
>I have the same problem with windstream ISP newsgroups. I called Windstream
> after an hour on the phone with two different tech's they finally said this
> is a Microsoft issue.
> "Unable to Connect to Server"
> Account: news.windstream.net
> Protocol: NNTP
> Port: 119
> Secure(SSL):0
> Code:800ccc0e
>
> Does anyone have a cure for this problem? I'm using Windows Vista Ultimate
> 32 but have the same problem with another PC running XP.