Re: Windows Security and Newsgroups

"Paul Montgomery" <i.m.nonnymous@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:2oc9d4do3mrthdt4jh1949cv209oeb2599@xxxxxxxxxx
On Sat, 20 Sep 2008 07:23:42 +0100, "Gordon"
<gordonbparker@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:

"Dave T." <davey@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:jkZAk.1098$c45.775@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Alas, 'tis the same for me. I use T-bird, but regardless of what reader I
use the news server is provided to me through my ISP, and a log on is
required to access it. They don't want to give the news server for free,
it is only for subscribers.

Interesting. In the UK, if you are accessing the internet through a
particular ISP, which always involves log-in credentials, the ISP assumes
you ARE a subscriber, and thus does not require a separate log-in for the
news server....way to go USA!

Umm... Gordon, old boy: In the USA, most always-on broadband
connections don't require a log-in.


I think you'll find, even in the Colonies, that the Router set-up will contain a User name and Password - how otherwise would the ISP control who uses it's services?

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