Configuring Outlook Express for news

[Harry Osborn]

I am having a most difficult time configuring Outlook Express to read the
news. Under Accounts, Add, General I typed in "msnews.microsoft.com". No
check boxes have been checked on any tab. When attempting to subscribe I get
an error message "An Unknown Error Has Occured". Under Details, the following
is listed:
Configuration:
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 0
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 80004005
What can I do to resolve this?

 

[Hal Hostetler [MVP P/I]]

Wrong port number, it should be 119, not 0.
'Tools|Accounts|News|Properties|Advanced', make sure the "Server port
number" is set to 119.

Hal
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