Re: [Fwd: Re: posting messages to freebsd-newbies new group]

From: Nikolas Britton (freebsd_at_nbritton.org)
Date: 02/24/04

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    Date: Mon, 23 Feb 2004 17:29:03 -0600
To: David Clarke <david.clarke@theomorphic-technology.co.uk>, freebsd-newbies@freebsd.org

    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
    >
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