Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!greg_labrec@interactive.sony.com From: Matthew Hulett Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.problems.internet Subject: Re: Freetalk Access Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 02:53:38 +0000 Organization: SCEA News Server Lines: 31 Message-ID: <349F27B2.1251@bellatlantic.net> References: <349E8A49.1688@bellatlantic.net> <34a22acb.4512659@205.149.189.29> NNTP-Posting-Host: client-119-21.bellatlantic.net Mime-Version: 1.0 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit X-Mailer: Mozilla 3.04 (Win95; I) CC: Matthew Hulett Peter Alau wrote: > > On Mon, 22 Dec 1997 15:42:01 +0000, Matthew Hulett > wrote: > > >Hello everyone, > > Doh, as I become more familiar with the groups, I will use them more > >appropriately... I did post this question in the beginners section, but > >it really belongs here. I cannot access the freetalk group like all the > >others. I can only access it through the WWW link, but I get a grocery > >list of entries without names or topics which is sort-of cumbersome. > >When I click the link, my news browser informs me that my news host > >says there is no such group. I am beginning to believe this is a problem > >with bell atlantic, has any one else had similar problems from their > >news servers saying a group does not exist when it does? If so, did you > >find a solution? > > Thanks. > > Which News Browser are you using,you have access to all the > newsgroups, and aside from my annoying replication problem, there > haven't been any other problems.... > > -Peter I am just using my netscape browser, version 3.04. The exact reply I receive is: News Error! News host responded. No such group. I suspect I will just have to live with the WWW link. I haven't noticed anyone else saying they've had the same problem, is it possible that the problem is from my news server on Bell Atlantic? Matt