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More info?)
Barbara
Many of those that post regularly use Outlook Express as their news reader. Thus if I post to a thread I can easily check whether there are any further replies to the thread using the "Show Replies to my Messages" view. I do that before looking at new messages.
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Hope this helps.
Gerry
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FCA
Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
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Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
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"BarbaraMN" <NOschissel@SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message news:JKJqc.4418$fF3.102529@bgtnsc05-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> Thank you, Gerry, for the information. I'm fairly new at this posting
> business and apologize to all for not following the thread. I didn't think
> people would go back to see my follow-up questions. :You have all been most
> graciously helpful.
> "Gerry Cornell" <gcjc@btinternet.com> wrote in message
> news:ez7ct06OEHA.556@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> Barbara
>
> When you are following up on an earlier post keep all replies in the same
> thread.
>
> Composing a New Message
> To compose a new message, click the New Post button in the lower-right
> frame. In the window that appears, a form will allow you to compose a new
> message with fields for the sender's name, sender's e-mail, subject, and
> body. By default, the currently selected newsgroup will appear in the
> Newsgroups field. You can also attach a file to your new message. Once you
> have filled out the message fields and clicked the Send link, your message
> will be processed and posted to the newsgroup.
>
> Composing a Reply
> You can reply to individual messages by clicking the Post Reply button in
> the lower-right frame. In the new message window, a form will allow you to
> compose a reply with fields for the sender's name, sender's e-mail, subject
> (already filled in), and body. You can also attach a file to your new
> message and quote the original message. Once you have filled out the message
> fields and clicked the Send link, your message will be processed and posted.
>
> You might want to add this link to your favourites
>
http://www.microsoft.com/communities/guide/newsreader.mspx
>
>
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>
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Gerry
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> FCA
>
> Stourport, Worcs, England
> Enquire, plan and execute.
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
> Please tell the newsgroup how any
> suggested solution worked for you.
>
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
>
> "BarbaraMN" <NOschissel@SPAMattNO.net> wrote in message
> news:2VHpc.11221$hH.274111@bgtnsc04-news.ops.worldnet.att.net...
> > Thanks for your input to my earlier posting. I already have McAfee
> firewall
> > and McAfee virus protection and installed Spybot as well. I thought my
> > computer was protected by these. No?
> > I tried to follow your links to test my firewall, but I didn't know what
> to
> > enter relative to this error message I am rec'g. Could you get very
> > specific? Don't assume I know anything because I don't know
> much!Appreciate
> > any add'l help to this newby.
> >
> >
>
>
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