Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:29:03 -0600 From: Nikolas Britton <freebsd@nbritton.org> To: David Clarke <david.clarke@theomorphic-technology.co.uk>, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org Subject: Re: [Fwd: Re: posting messages to freebsd-newbies new group] Message-ID: <403A8CBF.8040905@nbritton.org> In-Reply-To: <403A8696.2040605@theomorphic-technology.co.uk> References: <403A8696.2040605@theomorphic-technology.co.uk>
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David Clarke wrote: > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: > Re: posting messages to freebsd-newbies new group > From: > Ceri Davies <ceri@FreeBSD.org> > Date: > Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:29:16 +0000 > To: > David Clarke <david.clarke@theomorphic-technology.co.uk> > > >On Mon, Feb 23, 2004 at 07:35:38PM -0000, David Clarke wrote: > > >>Hello: >> >>I have been trying for days to configure Mozilla Thunderbird 0.5 and now >>Outlook Express as my new reader, I am able to read postings, but I cannot >>post any messages. >> freebsd-newbies is not a news group (it may be redist on the newsgroups, dont know) it is a mailling list, it uses plain old email. go here to subscribe to the list: http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies go here too: http://www.freebsd.org/support.html#mailing-list >> >>When I attempt to post a message I get the following error: >> >>Outlook Express could not post your message. Subject 'Verifying FreeBSD ISO >>images', Account: 'news.gw.com', Server: 'news.gw.com', Protocol: NNTP, >>Server Response: '440 Sorry, you're not allowed to post.', Port: 119, >>Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 440, Error Number: 0x800CCCA9 >> >>I have officially requested joining the new group and confirmed my request, >>they sent me back a password, but even though I have used my email address >>with my password, nothing has changed, it still gives me the same error. >> >>Can you please tell me what else I need to do to be able to post messages to >>this news groups and others. >> >> > >Hmm. We don't really have control over the newsgroup, as these are >essentially copies of the freebsd-newbies mailing list. I'd recommend >emailing your message to newbies@freebsd.org instead. It should >eventually turn up on the newsgroup. > >Ceri > >-- > > >------------------------------------------------------------------------ > >_______________________________________________ >freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org mailing list >http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-newbies >To unsubscribe, send any mail to "freebsd-newbies-unsubscribe@freebsd.org" > >
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