Outlook Express - NNTP Connection Problem

I am having trouble with the News Reader of Outlook Express. Through some updates or something - it is failing to connect with the server.

I would like to re-install, as I have tweaked just about every thing I can think of. I've also ran disk clean up, spybot and Ad aware. I am finding nothing.

I thought maybe it was the server - as when I ping the server -it times out.

Any suggestions?

"Tim Adams" wrote in message
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I am having trouble with the News Reader of Outlook Express. Through some
updates or something - it is failing to connect with the server.

I would like to re-install, as I have tweaked just about every thing I can
think of. I've also ran disk clean up, spybot and Ad aware. I am finding
nothing.

I thought maybe it was the server - as when I ping the server -it times
out.

Any suggestions?

Before I went to a lot of work re-working my system I would make sure the
server was indeed available. Pinging isn't always a reliable way of seeing
if the server is working since they may be blocking pings. Have you got
another system/friend that you know is good to try and access the server?
Billh

Are you posting from the problem machine (WinXP SP2)?

Does this behavior persist for all newsservers you use or just some/one (e.g., your ISP-supplied newsserver but not the MS newsserver)?

Post any error messages you're getting in their entirety, please.
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"Tim Adams" wrote in message ...
I am having trouble with the News Reader of Outlook Express. Through some updates or something - it is failing to connect with the server.

I would like to re-install, as I have tweaked just about every thing I can think of. I've also ran disk clean up, spybot and Ad aware. I am finding nothing.

I thought maybe it was the server - as when I ping the server -it times out.

Any suggestions?

Hey, don't think too much of your client first.

Coz you mention having problems connecting to the news server.
Do this.
Go to a command prompt. Assuming your news server is news.microsoft.com
Do this at command prompt: telnet news.microsoft.com 119

If you connection to the server is successful, you should see this message
"200 NNTP Service 6.0.3790.206 Version: 6.0.3790.206 Posting Allowed"

The above line means you have network access to the news server.
If you see anything other than something similar to this, your network port number 119 outgoing has been blocked. Contact your network admin.

If you see the above line, but your nntp client cannot connect, try another client. May be a client problem.

Cheers,
Dennis Chung

"PA Bear" wrote in message ...
Are you posting from the problem machine (WinXP SP2)?

Does this behavior persist for all newsservers you use or just some/one (e.g., your ISP-supplied newsserver but not the MS newsserver)?

Post any error messages you're getting in their entirety, please.
--
OE6-specific newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
OE General newsgroup: news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...xpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security, AH-VSOP

Inside Outlook Express
http://www.insideoe.com
"Tim Adams" wrote in message ...
I am having trouble with the News Reader of Outlook Express. Through some updates or something - it is failing to connect with the server.

I would like to re-install, as I have tweaked just about every thing I can think of. I've also ran disk clean up, spybot and Ad aware. I am finding nothing.

I thought maybe it was the server - as when I ping the server -it times out.

Any suggestions?