I am unable to connect to Newsgroups on my ISP (Roadrunner) through any
of my preferred clients- XNews, Free Agent etc. I get a host error when
trying to access the news server. The only program that works is
Outlook Express, which is really poor for downloading binaries.

When I asked RR tech support why this was happening they said they only
support Outlook for newsgroup service.

Is there any way I can fix this, or at least make it easier to get
binaries via Outlook Express? Thanks to all who respond.

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I am unable to connect to Newsgroups on my ISP (Roadrunner) through
any of my preferred clients- XNews, Free Agent etc. I get a host
error when trying to access the news server. The only program that
works is Outlook Express, which is really poor for downloading
binaries.

When I asked RR tech support why this was happening they said they
only support Outlook for newsgroup service.

Is there any way I can fix this, or at least make it easier to get
binaries via Outlook Express? Thanks to all who respond.

I don't see how this is an Outlook issue. Ask in a newsgroup related to
your preferred newsreader.
--
Brian Tillman

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I am unable to connect to Newsgroups on my ISP (Roadrunner) through
any of my preferred clients- XNews, Free Agent etc. I get a host
error when trying to access the news server. The only program that
works is Outlook Express, which is really poor for downloading
binaries.

When I asked RR tech support why this was happening they said they
only support Outlook for newsgroup service.

Outlook doesn't read newsgroups....either they misunderstood you or you
misunderstood them or they don't know what they're talking about.

Is there any way I can fix this, or at least make it easier to get
binaries via Outlook Express? Thanks to all who respond.

If you want help with OE, try an OE group (this isn't one of them).....

microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie5.outlooke xpress for OE 5.x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie55.outlook express for OE 5.5x
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress for OE 6.x

or www.insideoe.com for more help. Good luck!