My post is not showing up on the forum

[DCarr]

I posted a message around 10:00 this morning, and it has vaporized,

apparently...



I will know in the future to compose in notepad, since I don't have enough

battery power to re-type it at this moment...



--

D Carr, CE

Business and Engineering Support Services

www.sohotricks.blogspot.com

 

[Bob I]

Use a newsreader instead, if you want to post to this newsgroup. The so

called "forum" is just a web based front end, and somewhat problematic.



DCarr wrote:



> I posted a message around 10:00 this morning, and it has vaporized,

> apparently...

>

> I will know in the future to compose in notepad, since I don't have enough

> battery power to re-type it at this moment...

>

 

[DCarr]

I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with the

newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

--

D Carr, CE

Business and Engineering Support Services

www.sohotricks.blogspot.com





"Bob I" wrote:



> Use a newsreader instead, if you want to post to this newsgroup. The so

> called "forum" is just a web based front end, and somewhat problematic.

>

> DCarr wrote:

>

> > I posted a message around 10:00 this morning, and it has vaporized,

> > apparently...

> >

> > I will know in the future to compose in notepad, since I don't have enough

> > battery power to re-type it at this moment...

> >

>

> .

>

 

[DL]

No



"DCarr" wrote in message

news:54835535-0924-4D55-8B68-1212371E6044@microsoft.com...

>I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with the

> newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

> --

> D Carr, CE

> Business and Engineering Support Services

> www.sohotricks.blogspot.com

>

>

> "Bob I" wrote:

>

>> Use a newsreader instead, if you want to post to this newsgroup. The so

>> called "forum" is just a web based front end, and somewhat problematic.

>>

>> DCarr wrote:

>>

>> > I posted a message around 10:00 this morning, and it has vaporized,

>> > apparently...

>> >

>> > I will know in the future to compose in notepad, since I don't have

>> > enough

>> > battery power to re-type it at this moment...

>> >

>>

>> .

>>

 

[Bob I]

Nope, if you double-click the link below you should have Outlook Express

fire up, and then set it up the way you want and you are good to go again.



news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc



DCarr wrote:

> I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with the

> newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

 

[Herb Tyson [MVP]]

Of course, if you're using Vista or Windows 7, Outlook Express is no longer

an option. In Vista, Windows Mail--OE's successor--comes with. In Windows 7,

you'd need to install either Windows Live Mail or another program that

supports newsgroups.



--

Herb Tyson MS MVP

Author of the Word 2007 Bible

Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com

Web: http://www.herbtyson.com



"Bob I" wrote in message

news:ufKr7d$sKHA.4796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> Nope, if you double-click the link below you should have Outlook Express

> fire up, and then set it up the way you want and you are good to go again.

>

> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc

>

> DCarr wrote:

>> I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with the

>> newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

>

 

[DCarr]

Yes, this is a Windows 7 computer, and I found this problem when I tried to

get to a newsgroup...I used OE in the old days.



Thanks to you and Bob for your help...funny how some post POST and some

don't...



Sorry to vent here, but what is Microsoft thinking? Are they trying to

discontinue free support for their products? If I cannot solve this one FREE,

I will spend the $99 on Wordperfect Office, not another MS Office product or

PAY for support for something as simple as "cannot upgrade MS Works on the

new POS computer or get rid of the Non-Commercial stamp when I OWN Small Biz

Office! "



I could not believe that they had discontinued Microsoft Mail in Win7!!! If

they are going to do that, why not at least have OUTLOOK support the

newsgroups, it does everything else!





--

D Carr, CE

Business and Engineering Support Services

www.sohotricks.blogspot.com





"Herb Tyson [MVP]" wrote:



> Of course, if you're using Vista or Windows 7, Outlook Express is no longer

> an option. In Vista, Windows Mail--OE's successor--comes with. In Windows 7,

> you'd need to install either Windows Live Mail or another program that

> supports newsgroups.

>

> --

> Herb Tyson MS MVP

> Author of the Word 2007 Bible

> Blog: http://word.herbtyson.com

> Web: http://www.herbtyson.com

>

> "Bob I" wrote in message

> news:ufKr7d$sKHA.4796@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...

> > Nope, if you double-click the link below you should have Outlook Express

> > fire up, and then set it up the way you want and you are good to go again.

> >

> > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc

> >

> > DCarr wrote:

> >> I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with the

> >> newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

> >

> .

>

 

[DCarr]

Thanks, Bob...



So I have to go to an older computer to be able to use the newsgroups...the

more I use Windows 7, the more I like VISTA!!!



Does Firefox support newsgroups?



--

D Carr, CE

Business and Engineering Support Services

www.sohotricks.blogspot.com





"Bob I" wrote:



> Nope, if you double-click the link below you should have Outlook Express

> fire up, and then set it up the way you want and you are good to go again.

>

> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc

>

> DCarr wrote:

> > I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with the

> > newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

>

> .

>

 

[Tom Willett]

No, Firefox doesn't support newsgroups. It's just a browser. Unless, of

course, you're talking about accessing the newsgroups via the clunky web

interface.



If you're looking for a newsreader, such as was availble in OE, you can use

Mozilla Thunderbird email/newsgroup client.



"DCarr" wrote in message

news:30E7019E-EA1B-4388-BCAA-7B1C15A3FB33@microsoft.com...

: Thanks, Bob...

:

: So I have to go to an older computer to be able to use the

newsgroups...the

: more I use Windows 7, the more I like VISTA!!!

:

: Does Firefox support newsgroups?

:

: --

: D Carr, CE

: Business and Engineering Support Services

: www.sohotricks.blogspot.com

:

:

: "Bob I" wrote:

:

: > Nope, if you double-click the link below you should have Outlook Express

: > fire up, and then set it up the way you want and you are good to go

again.

: >

: > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc

: >

: > DCarr wrote:

: > > I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with the

: > > newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

: >

: > .

: >

 

[Bob I]

No, you can use any newsreader you want. It's just that most folks

already had Outlook Express on their PC. Please remember we can only go

by what you tell us, or we have to guess based on past practice and

likelyhood. You'll need to install one. You can choose what you want, I

use Thunderbird myself.



DCarr wrote:



> Thanks, Bob...

>

> So I have to go to an older computer to be able to use the newsgroups...the

> more I use Windows 7, the more I like VISTA!!!

>

> Does Firefox support newsgroups?

>

 

[ybS2okj]

Hey Piggy,



The OP said: "My post is not showing up on the forum". Now which particular

word you didn't understand to make silly comments like: "No, Firefox doesn't

support newsgroups" Are you bonkus?



hth





"Tom Willett" wrote in message

news:OQu0z1VtKHA.4428@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...

> No, Firefox doesn't support newsgroups. It's just a browser. Unless, of

> course, you're talking about accessing the newsgroups via the clunky web

> interface.

>

> If you're looking for a newsreader, such as was availble in OE, you can

> use

> Mozilla Thunderbird email/newsgroup client.

>

> "DCarr" wrote in message

> news:30E7019E-EA1B-4388-BCAA-7B1C15A3FB33@microsoft.com...

> : Thanks, Bob...

> :

> : So I have to go to an older computer to be able to use the

> newsgroups...the

> : more I use Windows 7, the more I like VISTA!!!

> :

> : Does Firefox support newsgroups?

> :

> : --

> : D Carr, CE

> : Business and Engineering Support Services

> : www.sohotricks.blogspot.com

> :

> :

> : "Bob I" wrote:

> :

> : > Nope, if you double-click the link below you should have Outlook

> Express

> : > fire up, and then set it up the way you want and you are good to go

> again.

> : >

> : > news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.office.misc

> : >

> : > DCarr wrote:

> : > > I have to log in to get to the "Forum", do I need to do that with

> the

> : > > newsgroups? I haven't used them since 2000 or so...

> : >

> : > .

> : >

>

>

 

[Bob I]

To get rid of the "Non-commercial stamp" you will need to UNinstall the

trial version of office 2007 and the activation assistant. But since you

also have installed Small business Office you will need to uninstall

that first and then get rid of the trial stuff and then reinstall the

Small Business.



DCarr wrote:



> Yes, this is a Windows 7 computer, and I found this problem when I tried to

> get to a newsgroup...I used OE in the old days.

>

> Thanks to you and Bob for your help...funny how some post POST and some

> don't...

>

> Sorry to vent here, but what is Microsoft thinking? Are they trying to

> discontinue free support for their products? If I cannot solve this one FREE,

> I will spend the $99 on Wordperfect Office, not another MS Office product or

> PAY for support for something as simple as "cannot upgrade MS Works on the

> new POS computer or get rid of the Non-Commercial stamp when I OWN Small Biz

> Office! "

>

> I could not believe that they had discontinued Microsoft Mail in Win7!!! If

> they are going to do that, why not at least have OUTLOOK support the

> newsgroups, it does everything else!

>

>

 

[Steve Rindsberg]

> So I have to go to an older computer to be able to use the newsgroups...



Not at all ... you just can't use an MS supplied email app.



Several browsers support newsgroups; Opera's free and has a decent

newsgroup/email/RSS reader.





There's also a web view of the newsgroup content; it ... um ... doesn't suck

as much as it used to.