Tring to get NNTP to work on IIS6 W2k3

what's the exact error msgs ?
OE error msgs ?

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Bernard Cheah
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"Ron Vecchi" <aaa.DeleteThis@aaa.com> wrote in message
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 > I'm having he hardest time getting the nntp service to work. After I
 > installed the nntp service through Add remove windows component I then
added
 > a news group.
 >
 > When I browse my news server through outlook express I am able to
subscribe
 > to my new news group. After I subscribe to it and highlight it to
download
 > the messages I get an error Outlook express was unable to switch to the
news
 > group "My News Group" on the server "My Server"
 >
 > Any Ideas?
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Outlook Express was unable to switch to the newsgroup 'default' on the
server news.vecchi.net

480 Logon requiured

Configuration
Account news.vecchi.net
Server: news.vecchi.net


"Bernard" <qbernard RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in message
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 > what's the exact error msgs ?
 > OE error msgs ?
 >
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 > Regards,
 > Bernard Cheah
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 >
 >
 >
 > "Ron Vecchi" <aaa RemoveThis @aaa.com> wrote in message
 > news:evINaJ4hDHA.2984@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
  > > I'm having he hardest time getting the nntp service to work. After I
  > > installed the nntp service through Add remove windows component I then
 > added
  > > a news group.
  > >
  > > When I browse my news server through outlook express I am able to
 > subscribe
  > > to my new news group. After I subscribe to it and highlight it to
 > download
  > > the messages I get an error Outlook express was unable to switch to the
 > news
  > > group "My News Group" on the server "My Server"
  > >
  > > Any Ideas?
  > >
  > >
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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Hahaa.. glad to know you solve it.

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Bernard Cheah
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"Ron Vecchi" <aaa.RemoveThis@aaa.com> wrote in message
news:uMKpvpDiDHA.944@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
 > GOT IT! Had to give Anomuse User permissions to the newsgroup folder
 >
 > I was able to view the control.cancel and the other news groups but not
the
 > ones I created. So I copied the security permissions on the control
 > newsgroups folder and Whala!
 >
 >
 >
 >
 > "Ron Vecchi" <aaa.RemoveThis@aaa.com> wrote in message
 > news:evINaJ4hDHA.2984@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
  > > I'm having he hardest time getting the nntp service to work. After I
  > > installed the nntp service through Add remove windows component I then
 > added
  > > a news group.
  > >
  > > When I browse my news server through outlook express I am able to
 > subscribe
  > > to my new news group. After I subscribe to it and highlight it to
 > download
  > > the messages I get an error Outlook express was unable to switch to the
 > news
  > > group "My News Group" on the server "My Server"
  > >
  > > Any Ideas?
  > >
  > >
 >
 ><!-- ~MESSAGE_AFTER~ -->
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