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Mary
Malke, it is always so refreshing to read your cool, collected comments.
Please keep on teaching us.
Mary
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
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> GREENHORN wrote:
>> Excuse me again for not knowing the "proper" jargon. May be I'll think
>> twice before asking for help here again..........I came here looking for
>> assistance, not for insults or condemnation.
>>
>> "Gordon" wrote:
>>
>>> "GREENHORN" <GREENHORN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:39A851D9-9C9C-45BC-84E8-BBFF56E78916@microsoft.com...
>>>> Thank you to the ones who offered actual advice. Sorry I was
>>>> "shouting". I
>>>> didn't know cap locks means shouting since this is the first time using
>>>> a
>>>> "chat" area.
>>> This is not a "chat" area, what you are actually doing is accessing a
>>> global Usenet Newsgroup with a horrible web interface.
>>>
>>>
>
> I think you need to be less thin-skinned but I can see why you were
> unpleasantly surprised. I'll give you information about Usenet (these
> newsgroups) and how best to access them (and what to include in a post)
> but I'd like to suggest a really good web forum owned by MVP Patty
> McDuffie. It is www.computerhaven.info and it is just for people like you.
> All the people there are very kind and caring and want to help you. Give
> it a try.
>
> Here's my standard boilerplate about newsgroups:
>
> Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
> really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
> learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
> but you can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you
> already have it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:
>
> About Usenet:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives
> http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/dont.html - The Seven Don'ts of
> Usenet
> http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/index.html - further reading on
> Usenet, including recommended reading for netiquette issues
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief
> explanation of newsgroups
>
> Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
> Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
>
> How to Post:
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
> working properly
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - multiposting vs. crossposting
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User
Please keep on teaching us.
Mary
"Malke" <notreally@invalid.invalid> wrote in message
news:uQ6PSDr5HHA.2752@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> GREENHORN wrote:
>> Excuse me again for not knowing the "proper" jargon. May be I'll think
>> twice before asking for help here again..........I came here looking for
>> assistance, not for insults or condemnation.
>>
>> "Gordon" wrote:
>>
>>> "GREENHORN" <GREENHORN@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>>> news:39A851D9-9C9C-45BC-84E8-BBFF56E78916@microsoft.com...
>>>> Thank you to the ones who offered actual advice. Sorry I was
>>>> "shouting". I
>>>> didn't know cap locks means shouting since this is the first time using
>>>> a
>>>> "chat" area.
>>> This is not a "chat" area, what you are actually doing is accessing a
>>> global Usenet Newsgroup with a horrible web interface.
>>>
>>>
>
> I think you need to be less thin-skinned but I can see why you were
> unpleasantly surprised. I'll give you information about Usenet (these
> newsgroups) and how best to access them (and what to include in a post)
> but I'd like to suggest a really good web forum owned by MVP Patty
> McDuffie. It is www.computerhaven.info and it is just for people like you.
> All the people there are very kind and caring and want to help you. Give
> it a try.
>
> Here's my standard boilerplate about newsgroups:
>
> Since you are using the web interface, you may not realize that this is
> really a newsgroup. You will get far more out of this resource if you
> learn to use a newsreader. There are many good newsreaders for Windows,
> but you can use Outlook Express (XP) or Windows Mail (Vista) since you
> already have it. Here are some links to information about newsgroups:
>
> About Usenet:
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Usenet
> http://www.faqs.org/faqs/ - Usenet FAQs from the Internet FAQ Archives
> http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/dont.html - The Seven Don'ts of
> Usenet
> http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/usenet/index.html - further reading on
> Usenet, including recommended reading for netiquette issues
> http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Usenet - a brief
> explanation of newsgroups
>
> Using Outlook Express as Newsreader:
> http://michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
> Accessing the MS newsgroups in Outlook Express Newsreader
> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx
>
> How to Post:
> http://www.dts-l.org/goodpost.htm
> http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html
> http://aumha.org/nntp.htm - list of MS newsgroups
> microsoft.public.test.here - MS group to test if your newsreader is
> working properly
> http://www3.telus.net/dandemar/munad.htm - how to munge email address
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crossposting - multiposting vs. crossposting
>
> Malke
> --
> Elephant Boy Computers
> www.elephantboycomputers.com
> "Don't Panic!"
> MS-MVP Windows - Shell/User