phishing on this web page?

Today10/6/05:
There are 4 columns instead of 3. 'Two' community group columns and a
shrunken question column. What gives? The page kept freezing also. There
was also more than necessary 'sign in' requests.
--
mejp

Why not connect directly to this NG...?...

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
Manual Instructions to connect
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm Read this about it too
http://www.dts-l.org/ This too

To connect directly to this site,-- maybe read those first--, then copy
the following into your browser's Address Bar. After this, you will no
longer need to connect through the CDO. You will use Outlook Express to
access the NG.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
However,
(1) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule to
delete posts older than, say, 20 days. Also check "stop processing more
rules".
(2) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any other
rule you may have, or these old messages will pass to them & possibly
NOT delete.
(3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a time".
(4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
Messages.
(5) Click the NG in the left pane to select it.
(6) Click "Tools menu, Synchronize Newsgroup"

(Now, it is a bit tricky. When I click one of those things, it gets
right to it. One really need stop it & get that rule in. I do believe,
it will then not download older than the rule specifies.)

Posts older than 20 days will not download. Posts that age on your
machine after the download are your responsibility to delete, by
occasionally going to that rule & clicking "Apply Now". After that,
compact: "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact all folders". However, go
offline before doing those... "OE, File menu, Work Offline".

Colorado disagrees, but there is a cave-dwelling MVP around, who says...

(1) "OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab".
(2) Uncheck "Delete news messages x days after being downloaded".
(3) Uncheck "Compact messages in the background".


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
| Today10/6/05:
| There are 4 columns instead of 3. 'Two' community group columns and a
| shrunken question column. What gives? The page kept freezing also.
There
| was also more than necessary 'sign in' requests.
| --
| mejp

Am presently attempting to set up in OE. With limited computer knowledge, it
is difficult. Have progressed to selecting a
newsgroup---'Microsoft.public.Win98'. Am trying to obtain a digital
identification? Forgive my hesitation but, I have a link-clicking phobia.
Until I learn more about internetting, I do not, unless absolutely necessary,
click on links. Am very adventurous, but do not like viruses, trojans,
adware, spyware, and paying Microsoft to reload my Win98 system.

Thank you for your advice, though!
--
mejp


"PCR" wrote:

Why not connect directly to this NG...?...

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
Manual Instructions to connect
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm Read this about it too
http://www.dts-l.org/ This too

To connect directly to this site,-- maybe read those first--, then copy
the following into your browser's Address Bar. After this, you will no
longer need to connect through the CDO. You will use Outlook Express to
access the NG.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
However,
(1) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule to
delete posts older than, say, 20 days. Also check "stop processing more
rules".
(2) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any other
rule you may have, or these old messages will pass to them & possibly
NOT delete.
(3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a time".
(4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
Messages.
(5) Click the NG in the left pane to select it.
(6) Click "Tools menu, Synchronize Newsgroup"

(Now, it is a bit tricky. When I click one of those things, it gets
right to it. One really need stop it & get that rule in. I do believe,
it will then not download older than the rule specifies.)

Posts older than 20 days will not download. Posts that age on your
machine after the download are your responsibility to delete, by
occasionally going to that rule & clicking "Apply Now". After that,
compact: "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact all folders". However, go
offline before doing those... "OE, File menu, Work Offline".

Colorado disagrees, but there is a cave-dwelling MVP around, who says...

(1) "OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab".
(2) Uncheck "Delete news messages x days after being downloaded".
(3) Uncheck "Compact messages in the background".


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
| Today10/6/05:
| There are 4 columns instead of 3. 'Two' community group columns and a
| shrunken question column. What gives? The page kept freezing also.
There
| was also more than necessary 'sign in' requests.
| --
| mejp

click directly on the news link
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion from PCR's
reply to open this newsgroup in your default newsreader, and create the
account without stuffing around

--

Adaware http://www.lavasoft.de
spybot http://security.kolla.de
AVG free antivirus http://www.grisoft.com
Etrust/Vet/CA.online Antivirus scan
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/virusinfo/scan.aspx
Panda online AntiVirus scan http://www.pandasoftware.com/ActiveScan/
Catalog of removal tools (1)
http://www.pandasoftware.com/download/utilities/
Catalog of removal tools (2)
http://www3.ca.com/securityadvisor/n...aspx?CID=40387
Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts file
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/hosts.htm
links provided as a courtesy, read all instructions on the pages before
use
Grateful thanks to the authors/webmasters

_
"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
Am presently attempting to set up in OE. With limited computer knowledge,
it
is difficult. Have progressed to selecting a
newsgroup---'Microsoft.public.Win98'. Am trying to obtain a digital
identification? Forgive my hesitation but, I have a link-clicking phobia.
Until I learn more about internetting, I do not, unless absolutely
necessary,
click on links. Am very adventurous, but do not like viruses, trojans,
adware, spyware, and paying Microsoft to reload my Win98 system.

Thank you for your advice, though!
--
mejp


"PCR" wrote:

Why not connect directly to this NG...?...

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
Manual Instructions to connect
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm Read this about it too
http://www.dts-l.org/ This too

To connect directly to this site,-- maybe read those first--, then copy
the following into your browser's Address Bar. After this, you will no
longer need to connect through the CDO. You will use Outlook Express to
access the NG.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
However,
(1) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule to
delete posts older than, say, 20 days. Also check "stop processing more
rules".
(2) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any other
rule you may have, or these old messages will pass to them & possibly
NOT delete.
(3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a time".
(4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
Messages.
(5) Click the NG in the left pane to select it.
(6) Click "Tools menu, Synchronize Newsgroup"

(Now, it is a bit tricky. When I click one of those things, it gets
right to it. One really need stop it & get that rule in. I do believe,
it will then not download older than the rule specifies.)

Posts older than 20 days will not download. Posts that age on your
machine after the download are your responsibility to delete, by
occasionally going to that rule & clicking "Apply Now". After that,
compact: "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact all folders". However, go
offline before doing those... "OE, File menu, Work Offline".

Colorado disagrees, but there is a cave-dwelling MVP around, who says...

(1) "OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab".
(2) Uncheck "Delete news messages x days after being downloaded".
(3) Uncheck "Compact messages in the background".


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
| Today10/6/05:
| There are 4 columns instead of 3. 'Two' community group columns and a
| shrunken question column. What gives? The page kept freezing also.
There
| was also more than necessary 'sign in' requests.
| --
| mejp

It's good to be wary of URLs. But...
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
....is really OK. It will set up this NG
(microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) in the newsreader Outlook
Express. It will appear in your left pane under the server
msnews.microsoft.com which also will be automatically provided, if not
already there. Could be, as AlmostBob says, it will also work for other
newsreaders. Shouldn't hurt to try.

After it is there in OE's left pane, click the server (or "OE, Tools
menu, Synchronize") to Synchronize (read in) messages. They will be
stored in a folder on your hard drive. Click the NG under the server in
OE's left pane to access the posts online or offline.

Those URLs I posted better be good. They were MVP supplied right here.
If they are no good, nothing here is. BUT, that doesn't mean EVERYTHING
posted in this NG is safe to click or do. NO! You're right to be wary!
Anyone can post here!

Anyway, try OE's HELP menu, if you think these MVPs are mad or corrupted
or XP-poisoned!


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
| Am presently attempting to set up in OE. With limited computer
knowledge, it
| is difficult. Have progressed to selecting a
| newsgroup---'Microsoft.public.Win98'. Am trying to obtain a digital
| identification? Forgive my hesitation but, I have a link-clicking
phobia.
| Until I learn more about internetting, I do not, unless absolutely
necessary,
| click on links. Am very adventurous, but do not like viruses,
trojans,
| adware, spyware, and paying Microsoft to reload my Win98 system.
|
| Thank you for your advice, though!
| --
| mejp
|
|
| "PCR" wrote:
|
| Why not connect directly to this NG...?...
|
| http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
| Manual Instructions to connect
| http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm Read this about it
too
| http://www.dts-l.org/ This too
|
| To connect directly to this site,-- maybe read those first--, then
copy
| the following into your browser's Address Bar. After this, you will
no
| longer need to connect through the CDO. You will use Outlook Express
to
| access the NG.
|
| news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
| However,
| (1) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule
to
| delete posts older than, say, 20 days. Also check "stop processing
more
| rules".
| (2) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any
other
| rule you may have, or these old messages will pass to them &
possibly
| NOT delete.
| (3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a
time".
| (4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
| Messages.
| (5) Click the NG in the left pane to select it.
| (6) Click "Tools menu, Synchronize Newsgroup"
|
| (Now, it is a bit tricky. When I click one of those things, it gets
| right to it. One really need stop it & get that rule in. I do
believe,
| it will then not download older than the rule specifies.)
|
| Posts older than 20 days will not download. Posts that age on your
| machine after the download are your responsibility to delete, by
| occasionally going to that rule & clicking "Apply Now". After that,
| compact: "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact all folders". However, go
| offline before doing those... "OE, File menu, Work Offline".
|
| Colorado disagrees, but there is a cave-dwelling MVP around, who
says...
|
| (1) "OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab".
| (2) Uncheck "Delete news messages x days after being downloaded".
| (3) Uncheck "Compact messages in the background".
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "winner5+63" wrote in message
| ...
| | Today10/6/05:
| | There are 4 columns instead of 3. 'Two' community group columns
and a
| | shrunken question column. What gives? The page kept freezing
also.
| There
| | was also more than necessary 'sign in' requests.
| | --
| | mejp
|
|
|

Hi there, PCR, I know I'm a week late but---Thank you for your input. I
took the long way there, but I got there. Yes I believe that some of you
MVP's are off the chart, but, 'There is plenty of humor, especially in your
posts. You make me laugh so hard I get wet eyes. Be gentle with some of the
'guys' they keep the place coherent. Here's to you guys. It's water!


"PCR" wrote in message
...
It's good to be wary of URLs. But...
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
...is really OK. It will set up this NG
(microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) in the newsreader Outlook
Express. It will appear in your left pane under the server
msnews.microsoft.com which also will be automatically provided, if not
already there. Could be, as AlmostBob says, it will also work for other
newsreaders. Shouldn't hurt to try.

After it is there in OE's left pane, click the server (or "OE, Tools
menu, Synchronize") to Synchronize (read in) messages. They will be
stored in a folder on your hard drive. Click the NG under the server in
OE's left pane to access the posts online or offline.

Those URLs I posted better be good. They were MVP supplied right here.
If they are no good, nothing here is. BUT, that doesn't mean EVERYTHING
posted in this NG is safe to click or do. NO! You're right to be wary!
Anyone can post here!

Anyway, try OE's HELP menu, if you think these MVPs are mad or corrupted
or XP-poisoned!


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
| Am presently attempting to set up in OE. With limited computer
knowledge, it
| is difficult. Have progressed to selecting a
| newsgroup---'Microsoft.public.Win98'. Am trying to obtain a digital
| identification? Forgive my hesitation but, I have a link-clicking
phobia.
| Until I learn more about internetting, I do not, unless absolutely
necessary,
| click on links. Am very adventurous, but do not like viruses,
trojans,
| adware, spyware, and paying Microsoft to reload my Win98 system.
|
| Thank you for your advice, though!
| --
| mejp
|
|
| "PCR" wrote:
|
| Why not connect directly to this NG...?...
|
| http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
| Manual Instructions to connect
| http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm Read this about it
too
| http://www.dts-l.org/ This too
|
| To connect directly to this site,-- maybe read those first--, then
copy
| the following into your browser's Address Bar. After this, you will
no
| longer need to connect through the CDO. You will use Outlook Express
to
| access the NG.
|
| news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
| However,
| (1) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule
to
| delete posts older than, say, 20 days. Also check "stop processing
more
| rules".
| (2) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any
other
| rule you may have, or these old messages will pass to them &
possibly
| NOT delete.
| (3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a
time".
| (4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
| Messages.
| (5) Click the NG in the left pane to select it.
| (6) Click "Tools menu, Synchronize Newsgroup"
|
| (Now, it is a bit tricky. When I click one of those things, it gets
| right to it. One really need stop it & get that rule in. I do
believe,
| it will then not download older than the rule specifies.)
|
| Posts older than 20 days will not download. Posts that age on your
| machine after the download are your responsibility to delete, by
| occasionally going to that rule & clicking "Apply Now". After that,
| compact: "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact all folders". However, go
| offline before doing those... "OE, File menu, Work Offline".
|
| Colorado disagrees, but there is a cave-dwelling MVP around, who
says...
|
| (1) "OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab".
| (2) Uncheck "Delete news messages x days after being downloaded".
| (3) Uncheck "Compact messages in the background".
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "winner5+63" wrote in message
| ...
| | Today10/6/05:
| | There are 4 columns instead of 3. 'Two' community group columns
and a
| | shrunken question column. What gives? The page kept freezing
also.
| There
| | was also more than necessary 'sign in' requests.
| | --
| | mejp
|
|
|

You are welcome. Glad to hear it. I'm not an MVP, though-- just a PCR!
Most of them started out that way, too-- BUT their letters were twisted
in XP-radiation! No, seriously, I like them well enough (but just can't
help it)!


--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
| Hi there, PCR, I know I'm a week late but---Thank you for your input.
I
| took the long way there, but I got there. Yes I believe that some of
you
| MVP's are off the chart, but, 'There is plenty of humor, especially in
your
| posts. You make me laugh so hard I get wet eyes. Be gentle with some
of the
| 'guys' they keep the place coherent. Here's to you guys. It's water!
|
|
| "PCR" wrote in message
| ...
| It's good to be wary of URLs. But...
| news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
| ...is really OK. It will set up this NG
| (microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion) in the newsreader Outlook
| Express. It will appear in your left pane under the server
| msnews.microsoft.com which also will be automatically provided, if
not
| already there. Could be, as AlmostBob says, it will also work for
other
| newsreaders. Shouldn't hurt to try.
|
| After it is there in OE's left pane, click the server (or "OE, Tools
| menu, Synchronize") to Synchronize (read in) messages. They will be
| stored in a folder on your hard drive. Click the NG under the server
in
| OE's left pane to access the posts online or offline.
|
| Those URLs I posted better be good. They were MVP supplied right
here.
| If they are no good, nothing here is. BUT, that doesn't mean
EVERYTHING
| posted in this NG is safe to click or do. NO! You're right to be
wary!
| Anyone can post here!
|
| Anyway, try OE's HELP menu, if you think these MVPs are mad or
corrupted
| or XP-poisoned!
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "winner5+63" wrote in message
| ...
| | Am presently attempting to set up in OE. With limited computer
| knowledge, it
| | is difficult. Have progressed to selecting a
| | newsgroup---'Microsoft.public.Win98'. Am trying to obtain a
digital
| | identification? Forgive my hesitation but, I have a link-clicking
| phobia.
| | Until I learn more about internetting, I do not, unless absolutely
| necessary,
| | click on links. Am very adventurous, but do not like viruses,
| trojans,
| | adware, spyware, and paying Microsoft to reload my Win98 system.
| |
| | Thank you for your advice, though!
| | --
| | mejp
| |
| |
| | "PCR" wrote:
| |
| | Why not connect directly to this NG...?...
| |
| | http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
| | Manual Instructions to connect
| | http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm Read this about
it
| too
| | http://www.dts-l.org/ This too
| |
| | To connect directly to this site,-- maybe read those first--,
then
| copy
| | the following into your browser's Address Bar. After this, you
will
| no
| | longer need to connect through the CDO. You will use Outlook
Express
| to
| | access the NG.
| |
| |
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
| | However,
| | (1) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message
Rule
| to
| | delete posts older than, say, 20 days. Also check "stop
processing
| more
| | rules".
| | (2) Use the "Move up" button to move this rule to the top of any
| other
| | rule you may have, or these old messages will pass to them &
| possibly
| | NOT delete.
| | (3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a
| time".
| | (4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to
All
| | Messages.
| | (5) Click the NG in the left pane to select it.
| | (6) Click "Tools menu, Synchronize Newsgroup"
| |
| | (Now, it is a bit tricky. When I click one of those things, it
gets
| | right to it. One really need stop it & get that rule in. I do
| believe,
| | it will then not download older than the rule specifies.)
| |
| | Posts older than 20 days will not download. Posts that age on
your
| | machine after the download are your responsibility to delete, by
| | occasionally going to that rule & clicking "Apply Now". After
that,
| | compact: "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact all folders". However,
go
| | offline before doing those... "OE, File menu, Work Offline".
| |
| | Colorado disagrees, but there is a cave-dwelling MVP around, who
| says...
| |
| | (1) "OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab".
| | (2) Uncheck "Delete news messages x days after being
downloaded".
| | (3) Uncheck "Compact messages in the background".
| |
| |
| | --
| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| | should things get worse after this,
| | PCR
| |
| | "winner5+63" wrote in
message
| | ...
| | | Today10/6/05:
| | | There are 4 columns instead of 3. 'Two' community group
columns
| and a
| | | shrunken question column. What gives? The page kept freezing
| also.
| | There
| | | was also more than necessary 'sign in' requests.
| | | --
| | | mejp
| |
| |
| |
|
|
|
|

Mary,

Are you still using a valid email address? Why? If that is not your own
email address, it could easily be someone else's. You want one that is
totally fake, as we've described before.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS MVP Shell/User

"winner5+63" wrote in message
...
Hi there, PCR, I know I'm a week late but---Thank you for your input. I
took the long way there, but I got there. Yes I believe that some of you
MVP's are off the chart, but, 'There is plenty of humor, especially in
your
posts. You make me laugh so hard I get wet eyes. Be gentle with some of
the
'guys' they keep the place coherent. Here's to you guys. It's water!