Trouble with Newsgroup Notification emails

IE 7.0 using Hotmail, I get emaiils when my posts have generated activity.
But when I click on the email link to read the response, I get a blank
screen. Why? Is this an IE config, or Hotmail issue? Thanks.

Leonard
Wed May 07 10:51:29 PDT 2008

It's because you're using a web browser to read a newsgroup. Use a
newsreader instead (in XP: Outlook Express; in Vista: Windows Mail.)

Not sure how to get started? Post back and tell us which newsreader you
want to use and we'll supply a link with instructions. (Or you can cut
out the middleman and search the web.)

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Leonard Grey
Errare humanum est

George wrote:
> IE 7.0 using Hotmail, I get emaiils when my posts have generated activity.
> But when I click on the email link to read the response, I get a blank
> screen. Why? Is this an IE config, or Hotmail issue? Thanks.

Robert
Wed May 07 13:56:31 PDT 2008

"George" <George@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:C6C62F33-5394-4563-80B2-6BA822DD37D4@microsoft.com...
> IE 7.0 using Hotmail, I get emaiils when my posts have generated activity.
> But when I click on the email link to read the response, I get a blank
> screen. Why? Is this an IE config, or Hotmail issue? Thanks.

I don't use that feature myself but other reports have shown that
there are sometimes coding errors with those links. There should
be enough clues though either in the E-mail itself or in the URL
you are getting redirected to for you to use your notification as
an indicator to go and find that thread again and look for new content?

If you need more help post both the URL in your E-mail
(e.g. what you are clicking on) and the URL in your Address bar.
To capture those you may be able to use right-click, Copy Shortcut
and Alt-d, Ctrl-c

Things to watch out for are whether what you capture from
your E-mail is what the E-mail shows. E.g. perhaps the
anchor text wraps a line and that chopped its link?
Also watch what all happens when you click on the link.
E.g. things will be happening in your Status bar, Title bar
Tabs bar, and Address bar as well as the display area
that you are noticing and only commenting on.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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