can t get newsgroups

I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message

I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

Yep--had this problem on the last build also. It seems if there is more than 3000 groups--road runner has more than 40000-- it only downloads the first few thousand, then gives a disconnect err. Happens on the last build also. I did bug it this time.
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

I'd say with 95% certainty that we've fixed this for Beta 2, unfortunately the fix didn't make it into the Feb CTP. if you want to contact me with a little more information, you can reply to me at the address listed.
Judd Philp SDET - Windows Mail
"M_s" wrote in message

Yep--had this problem on the last build also. It seems if there is more than 3000 groups--road runner has more than 40000-- it only downloads the first few thousand, then gives a disconnect err. Happens on the last build also. I did bug it this time.
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

I'm pretty sure it's a known issue. Dates back to Build 5231 for me. Except my ISP is Cebridge.net. Guess I'll have to try downloading newsgroups again to see how it does. Haven't tried in 5308 yet.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Tom Lake" wrote in message

I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

Beta newsgroups download fine, Zack. It's usually the newsgroups on one's ISP that won't download. Anything Microsoft doesn't dare not download. :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message

Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

Hi Judd:
So, I needn't bother checking to see if I can download Cebridge Connections newsgroups? :-} Just got a final note that the bug has been closed.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Judd Philp" wrote in message

I'd say with 95% certainty that we've fixed this for Beta 2, unfortunately the fix didn't make it into the Feb CTP. if you want to contact me with a little more information, you can reply to me at the address listed.
Judd Philp SDET - Windows Mail
"M_s" wrote in message Yep--had this problem on the last build also. It seems if there is more than 3000 groups--road runner has more than 40000-- it only downloads the first few thousand, then gives a disconnect err. Happens on the last build also. I did bug it this time.
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

yeah, sorry it didn't make it in.
Judd Philp SDET - Windows Mail
"NLWard" wrote in message

Hi Judd:
So, I needn't bother checking to see if I can download Cebridge Connections newsgroups? :-} Just got a final note that the bug has been closed.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Judd Philp" wrote in message I'd say with 95% certainty that we've fixed this for Beta 2, unfortunately the fix didn't make it into the Feb CTP. if you want to contact me with a little more information, you can reply to me at the address listed.
Judd Philp SDET - Windows Mail
"M_s" wrote in message Yep--had this problem on the last build also. It seems if there is more than 3000 groups--road runner has more than 40000-- it only downloads the first few thousand, then gives a disconnect err. Happens on the last build also. I did bug it this time.
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

I get my dial-up ISP's newsgroups fine.
-- Frank Saunders
"NLWard" wrote in message

Beta newsgroups download fine, Zack. It's usually the newsgroups on one's ISP that won't download. Anything Microsoft doesn't dare not download. :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?

Oh, well, I can wait. Got too many newsgroups to read now. :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Judd Philp" wrote in message

yeah, sorry it didn't make it in.
Judd Philp SDET - Windows Mail
"NLWard" wrote in message Hi Judd:
So, I needn't bother checking to see if I can download Cebridge Connections newsgroups? :-} Just got a final note that the bug has been closed.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Judd Philp" wrote in message I'd say with 95% certainty that we've fixed this for Beta 2, unfortunately the fix didn't make it into the Feb CTP. if you want to contact me with a little more information, you can reply to me at the address listed.
Judd Philp SDET - Windows Mail
"M_s" wrote in message Yep--had this problem on the last build also. It seems if there is more than 3000 groups--road runner has more than 40000-- it only downloads the first few thousand, then gives a disconnect err. Happens on the last build also. I did bug it this time.
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?
TIA
Tom Lake

From Vista? Been awhile since I had the bug, but it seems that some ISPs newsgroups download fine if they have/don't have something or other. Wish I could remember what it was. Judd knows.
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Frank Saunders, MSMVP-OE" wrote in message

I get my dial-up ISP's newsgroups fine.
-- Frank Saunders
"NLWard" wrote in message Beta newsgroups download fine, Zack. It's usually the newsgroups on one's ISP that won't download. Anything Microsoft doesn't dare not download. :-}
-- Nancy Ward MSN Messenger MVP
"Zack Whittaker (R2 Mentor)" wrote in message Sounds like a news server thing. Anyone else having a newsgroup problem? I can download all the newsgroups on my Vista machine, except I use my Vista PC for beta newsgroups as opposed to this one.
-- Zack Whittaker Microsoft Beta (Windows Server R2 Beta Mentor) » ZackNET Enterprises: www.zacknet.co.uk » MSBlog on ResDev: http://msblog.resdev.net » ZackNET Forum: www.zacknet.co.uk/forum » VistaBase: www.zacknet.co.uk/vistabase » This mailing is provided "as is" with no warranties, and confers no rights. All opinions expressed are those of myself unless stated so, and not of my employer, best friend, mother or cat. Let's be clear on that one!
--- Original message follows --- "Tom Lake" wrote in message I'm using Windows Mail on Vista Build 5308 and am trying to create a news account for my ISP's (Road Runner) news server. When it goes to download group names, it gets about 975 of them and stops every time. Is this a problem with 5308 or my news server?

"NLWard" wrote in message news:eNZusOyQGHA.4696@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl

From Vista? Been awhile since I had the bug, but it seems that some ISPs newsgroups download fine if they have/don't have something or other. Wish I could remember what it was. Judd knows.
"Frank Saunders, MSMVP-OE" wrote in message I get my dial-up ISP's newsgroups fine.

Yes, from Windows Mail.
-- Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email http://www.fjsmjs.com Protect your PC http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/