Archived from groups: microsoft.public.windowsxp.security_admin (
More info?)
My apologies if there was any confusion. These newsgroups are not on the regular msnews servers. Instructions for accessing the MS antispyware newsgroups follow:
Viewing these Newsgroups with an NNTP Newsreader
Since these are private newsgroups, your server will require you to logon using the following information:
Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
Account name: privatenews\spyware
Password: spyware
Note that the password is case-sensitive.
Viewing these Newsgroups through Outlook Express
Launch Outlook Express
Select Tools - Accounts
Select Add & click News
Enter Your Name
Enter an alias (you may want to consider avoiding posting with your real e-mail alias, as these newsgroups are exposed publicly through the web interface. More about e-mail aliases and privacy.)
Internet News Server Name Page - enter privatenews.microsoft.com and check "My news server requires me to log on". Click "Next".
Enter Account name - privatenews\spyware
Enter password (case-sensitive): spyware
Click Next & Finish
Close and download the newsgroups.
--
Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
http://www.dougknox.com
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Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
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Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
"Dwaggie67" <Dwaggie67@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:FE99184B-D468-4EEC-A99E-F2DAAF30A533@microsoft.com...
>I just got a newsgoup account and I typed in Antispyware in and nothing
> came up. I got: There are no items which match your current filter criteria.
>
> "Doug Knox MS-MVP" wrote:
>
>> The antispyware newsgroups are just for that. If you post your problem there, someone more familiar with the workings of the program may be able to help you. And MS personnel do monitor those groups, so your bug report will get noticed.
>>
>> Provide as much detail as you can, including the steps to reproduce the problem.
>>
>> --
>> Doug Knox, MS-MVP Windows Media Center\Windows Powered Smart Display\Security
>> Win 95/98/Me/XP Tweaks and Fixes
>>
http://www.dougknox.com
>> --------------------------------
>> Per user Group Policy Restrictions for XP Home and XP Pro
>>
http://www.dougknox.com/xp/utils/xp_securityconsole.htm
>> --------------------------------
>> Please reply only to the newsgroup so all may benefit.
>> Unsolicited e-mail is not answered.
>>
>> "Dwaggie67" <Dwaggie67@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:EEC20F80-C455-49AD-A562-92018B228524@microsoft.com...
>> >I don't understand what the newsgoups are talking about.
>> > They didn't help me at all.
>> >
>> > "Malke" wrote:
>> >
>> >> Dwaggie67 wrote:
>> >>
>> >> > I installed Antispyware Beta1 two months ago and ran it with no
>> >> > problems. And then when May rolled around when I start Antispyware
>> >> > Beta1 it keeps putting up the setup assistant everytime I start it up.
>> >> > I did a clean uninstall of the software and deleted all traces of it
>> >> > fome my machine, then I downloaded a new copy of Antispyware Beta1
>> >> > and it still dose the setup assistant everytime I start it. And it
>> >> > keeps saying the Antispyware AutoUpdater In-active. I keep turning it
>> >> > on. But as soon as I restart my computer and try to run Antispyware
>> >> > Beta1 I have to do it all over again. Quite frankly I think you have a
>> >> > bug in your Antispyware Beta1 software that needs attention. So what's
>> >> > going on?
>> >>
>> >> Please post your question about the Beta MSAS in one of the newsgroups
>> >> set up specifically for this program (and remember that "beta" means
>> >> the software is unfinished and still in the bug-checking phase; never
>> >> install beta software on a production machine):
>> >>
>> >> At this time, support for the beta version of Microsoft Windows
>> >> AntiSpyware is being provided through the following Microsoft
>> >> newsgroups:
>> >>
>> >> - microsoft.private.security.spyware.announcements
>> >> - microsoft.private.security.spyware.appcompat
>> >> - microsoft.private.security.spyware.general
>> >> - microsoft.private.security.spyware.install
>> >> - microsoft.private.security.spyware.networking
>> >> - microsoft.private.security.spyware.signatures
>> >> - microsoft.private.security.spyware.onlinecommunity
>> >>
>> >> These newsgroups can be accessed via NNTP or HTTP. To access these
>> >> newsgroups using HTTP, please go to the following location:
>> >>
>> >>
http://communities.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.asp?ICP=spyware&sLCID=us
>> >>
>> >> To access these newsgroups using NNTP, please use the following
>> >> information for your NNTP client (such as Microsoft Outlook Express):
>> >>
>> >> - NNTP Server: privatenews.microsoft.com
>> >> - Account name: privatenews\spyware
>> >> - Password: spyware
>> >>
>> >> NOTE: No password will be required via the HTTP link.
>> >>
>> >> Malke
>> >> --
>> >> MS-MVP Windows User/Shell
>> >> Elephant Boy Computers
>> >> www.elephantboycomputers.com
>> >> "Don't Panic"
>> >>
>>
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