Are you connected to the Internet via Verizon when you try to use
newsgroups? If you are using some other Internet connection, that can
be the issue.

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Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm



"bill" helpme.com wrote in message
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Sorry i forgot to put in the error code

Configuration:
Account: news.verizon.net
Server: news.verizon.net
User name: bhanford
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 119
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 800ccc0e


"bill" wrote:

I had verizon newsgroups up in till sun night.
than it stopped working, I now get "unable to connect to server".
I have microsoft news and grc on my oe and it worksfine.
I called verizon 3 times now and they tell me it's my problem
my avg or my zone alarm. I removed both from my machine
and still can't get my verizon news groups. any body else have this
problem? can any one help me with this.
thanks, bill