that depends on what ur ISP is make sure u have the correct server settings
like Wideopenwest server name is news.wowway.com you also may contact your
internet or cable provider to get that information hope that helps I was
having the same problem.

Cody
"Bill" <wmech@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
news:qwgUe.626$fq5.587@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>I have recently developed a problem with Outlook Express on my desk top PC.
> It has the XP operating system.
>
> I can send and receive e-mails with no problem.
>
> I can READ Newsgroups with no problem but cannot post replies or new
> messages to Newsgroups. I get the following error message;
>
>
>
> "Outlook Express could not post your message. Subject 'test', Account:
> 'newsgroups.bellsouth.net (2)', Server: 'newsgroups.bellsouth.net',
> Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '441 Posting Failed (Rejected by POST
> filter)', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 441, Error Number:
> 0x800CCCA9"
>
> My ISP is Bellsouth and they have been unable to solve this problem in
> over
> three weeks. They obviously are
> not very competent as one of their recommended solutions was to change my
> password!!!
>
> I have the same XP operating system on my Laptop and have no problem
> posting
> to Newsgroups with the same
> Outlook Express software, using my Laptop.
>
> I tried copying my Laptop Outlook Express program from my Laptop to my
> desk
> top but it will not copy over or
> replace the files on my Desktop. It merely sets up a sub directory of
> Outlook.
>
> I cannot delete Outlook Express from my Desktop because I get a message
> "This program is being used by another
> program and cannot be deleted." Is there any way I cannot delete the
> current
> Outlook Express so I can copy in
> the working Outlook Express from my Laptop?
>
> This problem has been driving me crazy for almost a month. Can anyone
> provide a potential solution?
>
>

Did you go into safe mode, then try to delete it? Do you have a firewall
that is not letting it thru?
"Cody Wheeler" <hwheeler8036@wideopenwest.com> wrote in message
news:LL-dnVq7fuwi0ujeRVn-iw@wideopenwest.com...
> that depends on what ur ISP is make sure u have the correct server
> settings like Wideopenwest server name is news.wowway.com you also may
> contact your internet or cable provider to get that information hope that
> helps I was having the same problem.
>
> Cody
> "Bill" <wmech@bellsouth.net> wrote in message
> news:qwgUe.626$fq5.587@bignews6.bellsouth.net...
>>I have recently developed a problem with Outlook Express on my desk top
>>PC.
>> It has the XP operating system.
>>
>> I can send and receive e-mails with no problem.
>>
>> I can READ Newsgroups with no problem but cannot post replies or new
>> messages to Newsgroups. I get the following error message;
>>
>>
>>
>> "Outlook Express could not post your message. Subject 'test', Account:
>> 'newsgroups.bellsouth.net (2)', Server: 'newsgroups.bellsouth.net',
>> Protocol: NNTP, Server Response: '441 Posting Failed (Rejected by POST
>> filter)', Port: 119, Secure(SSL): No, Server Error: 441, Error Number:
>> 0x800CCCA9"
>>
>> My ISP is Bellsouth and they have been unable to solve this problem in
>> over
>> three weeks. They obviously are
>> not very competent as one of their recommended solutions was to change my
>> password!!!
>>
>> I have the same XP operating system on my Laptop and have no problem
>> posting
>> to Newsgroups with the same
>> Outlook Express software, using my Laptop.
>>
>> I tried copying my Laptop Outlook Express program from my Laptop to my
>> desk
>> top but it will not copy over or
>> replace the files on my Desktop. It merely sets up a sub directory of
>> Outlook.
>>
>> I cannot delete Outlook Express from my Desktop because I get a message
>> "This program is being used by another
>> program and cannot be deleted." Is there any way I cannot delete the
>> current
>> Outlook Express so I can copy in
>> the working Outlook Express from my Laptop?
>>
>> This problem has been driving me crazy for almost a month. Can anyone
>> provide a potential solution?
>>
>>
>
>