I tried the same telnet command with msnews.microsoft.com, and it worked just
fine.  I can't detect any difference in the way the two newsgroups are set up
in Outlook express.  They are both using port 119.

Can a firewall filter certain NGs out (maybe that have ".org" in them instead of
".com")?

Eric

Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospamcom> wrote:
>
> Sounds like your firewall is blocking the port, then.  For the other news
> servers, do you connect on port 119 or on the secure NNTP port (in the
> 500's, I forget exactly which)?
>
> Jim

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