I got a reply to my query to Cox about the problem I was having with the
dropped post I tried to make recently and was almost over-discussed here..
LOL...here is Cox's reply:

Dear Bear

Thank you for your e-mail. I understand you would like information on
how to configure newsgroups for your Cox service.

Our Cox Newsgroup service is one feature of the Cox High Speed Internet
service. Newsgroups are cyberspace versions of community bulletin
boards. Users can post messages and upload files on these bulletin
boards and read messages or download files that others have posted. Each
newsgroup on the Internet has a designated, primary topic, so you can
find groups that discuss topics in which you?re interested, read what
people all over the world have to say about these topics, state your own
opinion, ask questions and get advice.

To configure your newsgroups, you may click on the link below and select
the e-mail client of your choice for the configuration steps:

http://support2.cox.com/sdccommon/as...d-a3b69d0771d3

Please keep in mind that our newsgroup service does not require
authentication to access it. This was a feature in the past, but you
should remove this option if you encounter difficulties with this
service, since our newsgroups no longer require your user name and
password to access.

I hope you have found the information above useful. If the difficulty
persists or if there are any further inquiries you would like to
address, do not hesitate to contact us back for further assistance.

Have you tried our customer support site? Visit

http://support.cox.com

to find answers too many of your Cox High Speed Internet questions FAST,
including "click to fix" automated solutions and LIVE online chat
support 24/7!


Thank you for choosing Cox Communications as your friend in the digital
age.

Sincerely, STP - Francis H.

Original Message Follows:
------------------------
Gentlemen

I have tried in vain to post the following message to Usenet (which I use
frequently) [alt.comp.freeware] and it never appears in the group. It
sends, there is no error message, but it is getting dropped and does not
appear in the newsgroup. All of my other posts go through fine. I am
curious what the issue is.

As a group, we have discussed this at length and I've tried to change
the encoding to UTF8, no help...and even deleted a character in questionin
the body (a long dash between the date and author) but still cannot get
the post to go through.

I am hoping you can help clear this up: (The below was copy/pasted from
anti-malware-test.com)

Subj:
Anti-Malware Test Labs

Body:
Anti-Malware Test Lab and AV-Comparatives.org announce alliance
Tue, 03/25/2008 - 08:13 Sergey Ilyin

http://www.anti-malware-test.com/

The renowned test labs Anti-Malware Test Lab and AV-Comparatives.org
have
agreed to establish a strategic partnership.

The alliance will allow the partners to become one of the most respected
sources of objective and independent information about antivirus
products and strengthen their position in the industry. It will also give
independent tests and expert analyses more weight.

[My Comments:]
Test Results Overview:
Polymorphic virus protection test: Avira Antivir Personal Edition
Classic
7.06 (Freeware)
http://www.free-av.com/en/products/1...antivirus.html


Proactive antivirus protection test: Avira AntiVir Personal Edition
Premium 7.0 (Payware)
No Freeware in the running
Antivirus product self-protection test: Kaspersky Internet Security 7.0
No Freeware in the running
Active infections treatment test: Dr.Web Anti-Virus 4.44 Beta
AVG low but in there http://free.grisoft.com/doc/5390/
Anti-rootkit test: Rootkit Unhooker 3.7 (shareware)
Freeware: GMER http://www.gmer.net/files.php (almost tied)
Packers support test: Kaspersky Anti-Virus 6.0
Freeware: failed the tests.

Relatively current information.


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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:10:07 -0500, Yrrah
<Yrrah_usenet-today@themailbox.ca> wrote:

Hey stinky. I've got something for you

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On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 17:51:37 -0500 'Bear Bottoms'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

Their reply is a heap of slime.
They either don't have a clue or they're stonewalling.


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most people don't like to hear the truth,
so they elect politicians to hide it from them.

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 18:49:27 -0500, hummingbird <hummingbird@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

help desk can do what you need. Anyway, I think you and BeAr were right in
that it was an encoding issue. In fact, I'm certain it was...as the last
comments by BeAr convinced me as well as the tests I did once they were
all sorted out.


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Freeware Website http://bearware.info

Bear Bottoms wrote:


So what is the point of your post in this newsgroup? That Cox said
access to their NNTP host doesn't require authentication? Did you think
that meant their newsgroups service was free to everyone? It is likely
that they require you be on their network to access their NNTP host and
that is how they restrict access to it.

Or was the signature the point of your post?

I'm kinda with Yrrah. I saw your post and my first reaction was, "What
the fark does this have to do with freeware?". Are we posting our
personal diaries in here now?

Bear Bottoms wrote:
Sounds like a totally automated reply. Whenever I get one of those from
a company, I reply and more forcibly repeat my first message. I keep
doing that until a real human being responds. Doesn't always work, but
more often than not it does.

--
John Corliss BS206. I use nFilter to block all crossposts and all Google
Groups posts because of Googlespam. No ad, cd, commercial, cripple,
demo, dotnet, nag, share, spy, time-limited, trial or web wares OR warez
for me, please.

On Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:34:16 -0500 'Bear Bottoms'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

Indeed but it still leaves open the question of whether Cox scan
posts being posted via their servers and drop those they don't like.
I can't see another explanation given that your dodgy character
was in the body of the post.


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so they elect politicians to hide it from them.

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 06:29:30 -0500, hummingbird <hummingbird@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

no reason to.



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Freeware Website http://bearware.info

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:46:51 -0500 'Bear Bottoms'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

Is it subcontracted out to Highwinds?


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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:31:26 -0500, hummingbird <hummingbird@127.0.0.1>
wrote:




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Freeware Website http://bearware.info

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:07:25 -0500 'Bear Bottoms'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

They were heavily criticised in the early sporge attacks.
Apparently much of it came through their servers.
Perhaps the pressure forced them to intro post-scanning s/w.


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so they elect politicians to hide it from them.

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:19:38 -0500, hummingbird <hummingbird@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

Highwinds CDN, Internet users will be able to take advantage of important
new features available in the Virgin newsgroup service. These include
extended 90- day retention of text articles and 7-day minimum retention of
binaries, as well as a full news feed covering thousands of groups.

"We're delighted to be working with Highwinds to build out our newsgroup
service. Our expanded access to newsgroups will give our customers a free
news feed to newsgroups with exceptional retention, providing one of the
best free newsgroup services in the UK," noted Alex Brown, senior product
manager at Virgin Media.

Internet content delivery is a core service that runs on the
RollingThunder network. Highwinds' content delivery network includes
nearly half a Terabit per second of server capacity, distributed
geographically in North America and Europe, and has worldwide delivery
capabilities. The network serves content in all leading industry formats -
Windows Media Server, Adobe Flash Streaming Server, and HTTP downloads.

"We at Highwinds are excited to be partnering with Virgin Media to improve
the content delivery experience of their newsgroup subscribers," remarked
Robb Barkley, VP Corporate Communications at Highwinds. "Our massive CDN
with points of presence worldwide will play a key role in enabling Virgin
Media to implement their advanced newsgroup service with greatly enhanced
article retention, access speeds and availability."


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Freeware Website http://bearware.info

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 13:43:20 -0500 'Bear Bottoms'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

You wouldn't expect our balloonist Richard Branson to use any NSP
other than Highwinds would you? ;-)


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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 14:43:58 -0500, hummingbird <hummingbird@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

You blow me away sometimes...

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Freeware Website http://bearware.info

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:22:59 -0500, Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1@gmai.com>
wrote in <newsp.t94tklivjo4m88@bwwlxc1.br.no.cox.net>:

It's all just a load of hot air, anyway.

--
- Nic.

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 16:37:14 -0500, Nicolaas Hawkins <grumpy.mole@t.large>
wrote:



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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 15:22:59 -0500 'Bear Bottoms'
wrote this on alt.comp.freeware:

Isn't that what happened to Steve Fossett? :-(


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On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:37:22 -0500, hummingbird <hummingbird@127.0.0.1>
wrote:

found him yet. Maybe South America...



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Freeware Website http://bearware.info

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:46:48 -0500, Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1@gmai.com>
wrote in <newsp.t94z8ayzjo4m88@bwwlxc1.br.no.cox.net>:

More hot air - and the rapture, perhaps ...

--
- Nic.

On Thu, 24 Apr 2008 17:46:48 -0500, Bear Bottoms <bearbottoms1@gmai.com>
wrote:

SAO PAULO, Brazil — Brazil's Air Force has suspended its search for a
Roman Catholic priest who vanished after sailing into the air attached to
hundreds of balloons.

The cleric's family chartered a private plane to continue the hunt.

The Rev. Adelir Antonio de Carli has been missing since Sunday, when he
lifted off from the port city of Paranagua strapped to 1,000 balloons.

Denise Gallas, the treasurer of de Carli's parish, said Thursday that the
priest's family chartered a twin-engine plane.


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