nj1000
Sat Apr 19 10:56:02 PDT 2008
Thank you so much for the info. I have followed the link and think I have
the initial set up needed. I am yet to set up the groups to the new server
but wanted to thank you for the information. Finally, I get someone who
knows what they are talking about.
Norma
"Nepatsfan" <nepatsfan@SBXXXIX.com> wrote in message
news:%236QHTAkoIHA.4616@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "nj1000" <nj1000@insightbb.com> wrote in message
> news:%23MzstxjoIHA.4492@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl...
>> Hi-
>>
>> My Broad Band service (Insight) was recently bought out by Comcast.
>> I had changed the configuration for 'netnews' to the comcast.net settings
>> and cannot get access to those groups with a message that the server
>> could not be accessed. I did not change any settings on
>> msnews.microsoft.com where this group exists. It is still on the old
>> insight bb.com server. I have had many difficulties with trying to
>> configure settings for Comcast as are many customers in my area too are
>> having. It is a nightmare trying to get tech support. I, for now, am
>> just testing this posting to see if I can correspond with you. If so,
>> does anyone know what I need to do to access those other groups?
>>
>> Thank you-
>> Norma
>>
>
> The Comcast news server is newsgroups.comcast.net. Also, You need to logon
> with your email address and password.
>
> Did you follow the steps outlined in this article?
>
>
http://chat-staging.comcastsupport.com/sdccommon/asp/defcontent_view.asp?ssfromlink=true&sprt_cid=1b57aa38-f6f7-4f7f-8d49-61408df0ec4a
>
> Good luck
>
> Nepatsfan
>