do I have to re-register If----

Ken Blake, MVP;706700 Wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 11:49:16 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ken Blake, MVP;706314 Wrote:> >
> > > >
> > > Thank you. I am now using the msnews.microsoft.com. It's the same as
> > > the ones on Microsoft Communities which is provided by Windows, and
> > as
> > > stated before, I don't like it. I felt confined, and worst of all, I
> > > don't get notified if I have replies on my threads. Who wants to
> > scroll
> > > to my threads ,which will be all over, and find out if I have replies
> > or
> > > not ?? > >
>
>
> Notifying you of activity in threads in which you are participating
> is
> not a function of the news server, it's a function of the newsgroup
> client you are using.
>
> Some newsgroup clients can do this, but others may not. I'm using
> Forte Agent here. I have it set to mark threads in which I'm
> participating as "watched" and I have messages sorted to display
> watched threads first.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Hello Ken,
I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
client ?


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t-4-2

On Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:23 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@unknown-email.com>
wrote:

>> Notifying you of activity in threads in which you are participating
>> is
>> not a function of the news server, it's a function of the newsgroup
>> client you are using.
>>
>> Some newsgroup clients can do this, but others may not. I'm using
>> Forte Agent here. I have it set to mark threads in which I'm
>> participating as "watched" and I have messages sorted to display
>> watched threads first.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>Hello Ken,
>I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
>have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
>participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
>them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
>client ?

Ken is confused. He missed that you're talking about a web-based
service. That's the only way you can get email notification about
replies to what you've posted.

You cannot get anything similar by using a newsgroup client.

Nonny;706888 Wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:23 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > >Hello Ken,
> > >I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
> > >have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
> > >participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
> > >them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
> > >client ? > >
>
> Ken is confused. He missed that you're talking about a web-based
> service. That's the only way you can get email notification about
> replies to what you've posted.
>
> You cannot get anything similar by using a newsgroup client.
Hello Nonny,
Thank you for the clarification. Whew!! I know I'm not smart, for a
moment I thought I was -----.


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t-4-2

On Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:23 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@unknown-email.com>
wrote:

>
> Ken Blake, MVP;706700 Wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 May 2008 11:49:16 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ken Blake, MVP;706314 Wrote:> >
> > > > >
> > > > Thank you. I am now using the msnews.microsoft.com. It's the same as
> > > > the ones on Microsoft Communities which is provided by Windows, and
> > > as
> > > > stated before, I don't like it. I felt confined, and worst of all, I
> > > > don't get notified if I have replies on my threads. Who wants to
> > > scroll
> > > > to my threads ,which will be all over, and find out if I have replies
> > > or
> > > > not ?? > >
> >
> >
> > Notifying you of activity in threads in which you are participating
> > is
> > not a function of the news server, it's a function of the newsgroup
> > client you are using.
> >
> > Some newsgroup clients can do this, but others may not. I'm using
> > Forte Agent here. I have it set to mark threads in which I'm
> > participating as "watched" and I have messages sorted to display
> > watched threads first.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> Hello Ken,
> I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
> have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
> participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
> them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
> client ?


No, you're using a web-based forum. That's very far from a newsgroup
client. The newsgroup client that comes with Vista is called Windows
Mail.

You can't configure a newsgroup client to send you E-mail
notifications, but you can configure it to highlight messages in
threads you're involved in, and put them first in the list of threads
That's what I was recommending above.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Thu, 08 May 2008 23:59:02 -0500, Nonny <nonnymoose@yahoo.com>
wrote:

> On Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:23 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@unknown-email.com>
> wrote:
>
> >> Notifying you of activity in threads in which you are participating
> >> is
> >> not a function of the news server, it's a function of the newsgroup
> >> client you are using.
> >>
> >> Some newsgroup clients can do this, but others may not. I'm using
> >> Forte Agent here. I have it set to mark threads in which I'm
> >> participating as "watched" and I have messages sorted to display
> >> watched threads first.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> >> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> >Hello Ken,
> >I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
> >have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
> >participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
> >them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
> >client ?
>
> Ken is confused. He missed that you're talking about a web-based
> service.


No, not at all. I began my participation in this thread by pointing
out that that's what he was doing, and recommending that he switch to
a newsreader instead.


> That's the only way you can get email notification about
> replies to what you've posted.
> You cannot get anything similar by using a newsgroup client.


That's correct. However he can overcome his stated objection to using
a newsreader ("Who wants to scroll to my threads ,which will be all
over, and find out if I have replies or not ??") by following the
advice I gave.


--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

Ken Blake, MVP;707314 Wrote:
> On Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:23 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
> wrote:
> > > >
> > >
> > > Ken Blake, MVP;706700 Wrote:
> > > Hello Ken,
> > > I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
> > > have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
> > > participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
> > > them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
> > > client ? > >
>
>
> No, you're using a web-based forum. That's very far from a newsgroup
> client. The newsgroup client that comes with Vista is called Windows
> Mail.
>
> You can't configure a newsgroup client to send you E-mail
> notifications, but you can configure it to highlight messages in
> threads you're involved in, and put them first in the list of threads
> That's what I was recommending above.
>
> --
> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
Ok, I'll see if I know how to configure the way you mentioned. Thank
you.


--
t-4-2

On Fri, 9 May 2008 13:24:51 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@unknown-email.com>
wrote:

>
> Ken Blake, MVP;707314 Wrote:
> > On Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:23 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
> > wrote:
> > > > >
> > > >
> > > > Ken Blake, MVP;706700 Wrote:
> > > > Hello Ken,
> > > > I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
> > > > have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
> > > > participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
> > > > them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
> > > > client ? > >
> >
> >
> > No, you're using a web-based forum. That's very far from a newsgroup
> > client. The newsgroup client that comes with Vista is called Windows
> > Mail.
> >
> > You can't configure a newsgroup client to send you E-mail
> > notifications, but you can configure it to highlight messages in
> > threads you're involved in, and put them first in the list of threads
> > That's what I was recommending above.
> >
> > --
> > Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
> > Please Reply to the Newsgroup
> Ok, I'll see if I know how to configure the way you mentioned. Thank
> you.


You're welcome. Glad to help.

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

On Fri, 9 May 2008 13:24:51 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@unknown-email.com>
wrote:

>
>Ken Blake, MVP;707314 Wrote:
>> On Thu, 8 May 2008 23:28:23 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@xxxxxx-email.com>
>> wrote:
>> > > >
>> > >
>> > > Ken Blake, MVP;706700 Wrote:
>> > > Hello Ken,
>> > > I'm still "in the dark". When I " registered" in this Vistax64.com, I
>> > > have the option to notify me when I get replies on the threads I
>> > > participated. I was asked where to send the nitifications and I gave
>> > > them one of my e-mail addresses. So, this vistax64.com is a newsgroup
>> > > client ? > >
>>
>>
>> No, you're using a web-based forum. That's very far from a newsgroup
>> client. The newsgroup client that comes with Vista is called Windows
>> Mail.
>>
>> You can't configure a newsgroup client to send you E-mail
>> notifications, but you can configure it to highlight messages in
>> threads you're involved in, and put them first in the list of threads
>> That's what I was recommending above.
>>
>> --
>> Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
>> Please Reply to the Newsgroup
>Ok, I'll see if I know how to configure the way you mentioned. Thank
>you.


To reinforce Ken's advice, only Web-based forums will enable one to
have e-mail notifications. I've never seen this facility in Agent,
and probably never will.

I highly recommend Forte's Agent Newsreader. It's now in it's 4th
major iteration, and is EXTREMELY powerful, EXTREMELY configurable,
and EXTREMELY fun to use.

Want to read newsgroups? Do it to the "EXTREME" by using Forte's
Agent Newsreader.

(I am not affiliated with, or employed by, Forte, Inc. in any
capacity. I am just a long-time Agent user, and very happy with the
program. In fact, I've been using Agent since the late '90s, when it
was still in Beta.)


Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the correct thread and article.
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On Fri, 09 May 2008 12:48:35 -0700, Donald L McDaniel
<orthocross@invalid.invalid.com> wrote:

>I highly recommend Forte's Agent Newsreader. It's now in it's 4th
>major iteration, and is EXTREMELY powerful, EXTREMELY configurable,
>and EXTREMELY fun to use.

I am still using the free version, and it's everything you say.

On Thu, 8 May 2008 00:40:03 -0500, t-4-2 <guest@unknown-email.com>
wrote:

>
>John Eddy;705893 Wrote:
>> >> 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.

Not only are the "msnews.microsoft.com" groups "mirrored" on many
other NNTP servers, their actual "location" IS "msnews.microsoft.com",
which is HOSTED by Microsoft, NOT "Panix".

ANY non-Microsoft NNTP server it is "on" has a "mirrored" copy of the
ORIGINAL groups, which are kept on "msnews.microsoft.com"

If you don't believe me, NOTE the actual ORIGINATING domain:
"microsoft.com" That domain is NOT "panix.com". PERIOD.


>> --
>> John Eddy
>
>Not Me;705907 Wrote:
>> IT MAY BE MIRRORED TO THERE, BUT THE PRIMARY LOCATION IS THE ONE I GAVE.
>>
>> "the wharf rat" <wrat@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:fvu0kg$5ar$1@xxxxxx> > >
>> > > In article <27482433-94E8-4B9B-8AFB-31EC3DFEE46E@xxxxxx>,
>> > > Not Me <cargodZeroOne@xxxxxx> wrote:
>> > >
>> > > No it's not. It's on news.panix.com.
>> > > > >
>OK, guys and gals. Which one do I use ?? "news.panx.com " or
>msnews.microsoft.com" . Don't fight, but I'd like to know which.

That depends: Do you want to keep paying Panix for copies of the
actual newsgroups, or do you want to access them at their ORIGIN, for
FREE?

It's entirely up to you, friend.

in ANY case, PLEASE don't use a Web Reader to access these groups.
Get a decent NNTP client, like Agent. You will be happier, since it
will be MUCH easier to keep track of your posts and responses.


Donald L McDaniel
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