Outlook news reader

[Guest]

Could someone please tell me why my Outlook 2000 client
has suddenly stopped me from access news groups.

When I try and read a news group I get the following
error
"The TCP/IP connection was unexpectedly terminated by the
server"

The details button shows :-
Configuration:
Account: news.microsoft.com
Server: news.microsoft.com
Protocol: NNTP
Port: 119
Secure(SSL): 0
Code: 800ccc0f

Please help newsgroup can sometimes be the answer to all
my problems.
Nothing has chnaged on the server, I don't think port 119
is blocked as my PC could connect before I had to
reformat my HDD. PC is runing XP Pro

Thanx

 

[dj722]

I get the same message when trying to send mail from Outlook. I can get mail with no problem, but I cannot send mail. This seems to have just started happening this week (week of January 11th)