Hi Tim
Yes, I access this newsgroup via IE... not OE... I can get to one of my
other much used newsgroups via IE too... but find using OE much easier so
would have liked to get the problem sorted...
ho-hum


"Kuay Tim" wrote:

> Hi Andrea,
>
> Beyond saying there's a problem with headers I can't be of much help.
>
> The Errors Without Cause or Solution Specified
>
> 0x800CCCAC NNTP_HEADERS_FAILED Unable to display headers.
> 420 No article(s) selected
>
> Can you successfully connect to this newsgroup using NNTP and the Microsoft
> server?
>
> News Link for this Group
> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...tlooke xpress
> If the link is not active it can be copied to the Start, Run box for use.
>
> --
> Tim K.
> aka Kuay Tim
> MS-MVP - Outlook Express
> Lynnwood, WA
> *
> "gecko_drea" <geckodrea@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:EDF5BEEF-6597-4145-AAD3-DF24E4CD5D1D@microsoft.com...
> OE is suddenly no longer able to download my subscribed newsgroup messages!
> HELP... this is the note I get:
>
> 420 XOVER 136603902 - 136604100 alt.binaries.fonts
> Configuration:
> Account: news.bubbanews.com
> Server: news.bubbanews.com
> User name: drea77
> Protocol: NNTP
> Port: 119
> Secure(SSL): 0
> Error Number: 420
> Code: 800cccac
>
> Up until a week or 2 ago I had no problems, then I could not access the
> groups at all... I would get "Connected" "Authorizing", then numbers would
> appear in brackets and then just disappear... and now I get the above
> message
> after 1 message of 200 gets downloaded...
> Any ideas what has happened? I have tried synchronizing - same "error".....
> I do not re-call chaning any settings... any clues??
> Thanks
> Andrea
>
>
>