posted on April 7, 2004 05:05:34 PM new
For some damn reason, I cannot set up newsgroups in Outlook. I totally switched over to comcast cable internet.... I've always had it, but finally dumped the ISP I had for the last 8 years.
So. I only like newsgroups in outlook express. I don't like the web based ones.
I got the right set up from comcast, I think (I've set these up before) news.comcast.giganews.com and go through the whole thing, and nada.
Does anyone else have comcast and use newsgroups?
Thanks!
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posted on April 7, 2004 06:23:18 PM new
well that sucks! esp how much cable internet costs, you'd think they could at least 'allow' you access to newsgroups
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posted on April 7, 2004 07:15:45 PM new
they have the list ot subscribe to, but for me I have to go through the list one by one... my search always comes up with "no results"
I don' think comcast likes newsgroups...
AIN'T LIFE GRAND...
posted on April 7, 2004 10:03:41 PM new
Are you using your Comcast user name and pw? If I recall when Comcast hooked up with that outfit, they sent an email with how to set up your account and the user name/pw was NOT the same as your comcast info.
posted on April 8, 2004 08:40:33 AM new
desquirrel.... yes I am! see we've always had comcast (att or home.com before) but I was able to 'tap' into the cable using my old ISP (don't ask why I kept it I guess I didn't want to change email addys after all that time) So, I get a comcast email, and use it in outlook. I have always used newsgroups. The other half doesn't and he's always used comcast from the beginning, so he was no help
I go to their 'help' page, and find the settings, which I thought were the settings, and its like twelve says.
So you have to use a different name and pw then your comcast email??
Why do they make things so complicated!
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"Somewhere, something incredible is waiting to be known."- Carl Sagan
posted on April 8, 2004 11:53:44 AM new
The user name and password comcast sent me to access the newsgroups is different than my comcast ids. This is not a comcast news server, they contract out and don't run their own. Call customer service and find out if you have a specific user id and pw for the newsgroups. In Outlook or whichever program you use, you enter the user id and pw for each mail server and/or newsgroup. They don't have to be the same, they can all be different.
I guess I didn't want to change email addys after all that time) So, I get a comcast email, and use it in outlook. I have always used newsgroups. The other half doesn't and he's always used comcast from the beginning, so he was no help