Community Message Not Available - error jaworski_m 12/28/2008 7:41:01 AM I posted a question in the discussion group but when I click to read the post I get the following error message: "Community Message Not Available" Any suggestions what's wrong? Thank you.

Re: Community Message Not Available - error "MikeJohnb via AccessMonster.com" <u48435[ at ]uwe> 12/28/2008 3:57:34 PM Yes, there is a problem with the discussions group at the moment. Try http://www.accessmonster.com/Default.aspx As a temporary measure jaworski_m wrote: [Quoted Text] >I posted a question in the discussion group but when I click to read the post >I get the following error message: >"Community Message Not Available" > >Any suggestions what's wrong? > >Thank you. -- Message posted via AccessMonster.com http://www.accessmonster.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/access-formscoding/200812/1

Re: Community Message Not Available - error "Arvin Meyer [MVP]" <arvinm[ at ]mvps.invalid> 12/28/2008 5:11:12 PM "jaworski_m" <jaworskim[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:9779B4C8-130B-44BF-88F8-D8E905C0D599[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] >I posted a question in the discussion group but when I click to read the >post > I get the following error message: > "Community Message Not Available" > > Any suggestions what's wrong? Microsoft is having some problems with its web forums. You can read all the answers and post questions as well by using a newsreader. If you are using Windows, which you obviously are since you are posting to an Access newsgroup, you can use the built-in newsreader that comes with Windows. Depending upon your version, it will be either Outlook Express or Windows Mail. Open the program, and go to: Tools >>> Accounts >>> Add >>> News and follow the dialog. When it asks for the server, it will be either: news.microsoft.com or: msnews.microsoft.com your choice. Newsreaders are significantly faster, and easier to use than a web interface, and offer far more capability. There are many newsreaders, so you'll have a choice of both free and paid versions. Most of those that answer questions here prefer using a newsreader because it is so much faster and we can both find and answer our posts easier. -- Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP http://www.datastrat.com http://www.mvps.org/access http://www.accessmvp.com

Re: Community Message Not Available - error jaworski_m 12/30/2008 9:58:01 AM Well, in fact I've been using web interface but I'd like to switch to a newsreader. When I enter the server name you posted and try to download available newsgroups I get the following error message *** Message start *** "Unable to connect to server" Configuration: Account: msnews.microsoft.com Server: msnews.microsoft.com Protocol: NNTP Port: 119 Secure(SSL): 0 *** Message end *** Already tried to un/check other options such as: - "This servers requires me to log" (and entered login data) - "Log on using secure password authentication" What do I miss in my configuration? Thank you. I use Outlook Express newsreader. [Quoted Text] > Microsoft is having some problems with its web forums. > > You can read all the answers and post questions as well by using a > newsreader. If you are using Windows, which you obviously are since you are > posting to an Access newsgroup, you can use the built-in newsreader that > comes with Windows. Depending upon your version, it will be either Outlook > Express or Windows Mail. Open the program, and go to: > > Tools >>> Accounts >>> Add >>> News > > and follow the dialog. When it asks for the server, it will be either: > > news.microsoft.com > > or: > > msnews.microsoft.com > > your choice. Newsreaders are significantly faster, and easier to use than a > web interface, and offer far more capability. There are many newsreaders, so > you'll have a choice of both free and paid versions. Most of those that > answer questions here prefer using a newsreader because it is so much faster > and we can both find and answer our posts easier. > -- > Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP > http://www.datastrat.com > http://www.mvps.org/access > http://www.accessmvp.com > > >

Re: Community Message Not Available - error "Arvin Meyer [MVP]" <arvinm[ at ]mvps.invalid> 12/31/2008 12:02:31 AM Here are the full instructions for Outlook Express: 1.. In Outlook Express, on the Tools menu, click Accounts. 2.. In the Internet Accounts dialog box, click Add, and then click News. 3.. In the Display Name box, enter your name. This is the name that is displayed in the "from" line of your posts. Click Next. 4.. In the E-mail Address box, type the e-mail address for the account you are using (for example, someone[ at ]example.com), and then click Next. 5.. In the News (NNTP) Server box, type news.microsoft.com. Click Next. 6.. Then click Finish. Click Close in the Internet Accounts dialog box. 7.. When you are prompted to download Internet newsgroups. Click Yes. 8.. Select the newsgroup that you want, click Subscribe, and then click OK. 9.. Select news.microsoft.com in the left pane. -- Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP http://www.datastrat.com http://www.mvps.org/access http://www.accessmvp.com "jaworski_m" <jaworskim[ at ]discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:56AD3708-4C17-4276-B384-CE3D61F334F2[ at ]microsoft.com... [Quoted Text] > Well, in fact I've been using web interface but I'd like to switch to a > newsreader. > When I enter the server name you posted and try to download available > newsgroups I get the following error message > > *** Message start *** > > "Unable to connect to server" > Configuration: > Account: msnews.microsoft.com > Server: msnews.microsoft.com > Protocol: NNTP > Port: 119 > Secure(SSL): 0 > > *** Message end *** > > Already tried to un/check other options such as: > - "This servers requires me to log" (and entered login data) > - "Log on using secure password authentication" > > What do I miss in my configuration? > Thank you. > > I use Outlook Express newsreader. > > >> Microsoft is having some problems with its web forums. >> >> You can read all the answers and post questions as well by using a >> newsreader. If you are using Windows, which you obviously are since you >> are >> posting to an Access newsgroup, you can use the built-in newsreader that >> comes with Windows. Depending upon your version, it will be either >> Outlook >> Express or Windows Mail. Open the program, and go to: >> >> Tools >>> Accounts >>> Add >>> News >> >> and follow the dialog. When it asks for the server, it will be either: >> >> news.microsoft.com >> >> or: >> >> msnews.microsoft.com >> >> your choice. Newsreaders are significantly faster, and easier to use than >> a >> web interface, and offer far more capability. There are many newsreaders, >> so >> you'll have a choice of both free and paid versions. Most of those that >> answer questions here prefer using a newsreader because it is so much >> faster >> and we can both find and answer our posts easier. >> -- >> Arvin Meyer, MCP, MVP >> http://www.datastrat.com >> http://www.mvps.org/access >> http://www.accessmvp.com >> >> >>