Kate schrieb am Thu, 30 Nov 2006 18:38:57 -0000:

It is perhaps a bit drastic, but would re-installing Outlook Express
and/or IE6 be worth a try, do you think? *If so, how would I go about
it, please?

No, there is nothing wrong it seems, apart from you having problems with
connecting to newsgroups. You should carry this problem to the OE6
newsgroup. They will ask you some diagnostic questions then I guess. You
don't seem to have a problem connecting now.

Kai
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