And it came to pass that Vic Joseph wrote:
> The actual messages concerned are
> 'Please enter a username for news server access'
> and
> 'Please enter a password for news server access'
> Sometimes cancelling the messages seems to be sufficient,
> but sometimes they keep repeating (depending on the
> server/newsgroup).
>
> Vic Joseph wrote:
>
>> Working as sole user under Windows XP home edition.
>>
>> No doubt I have misunderstood something, but every time I
>> try to access a new
>
>
> sgroup Netscape asks me to enter a password for the
> newsgroup and a
>> password. Even though I tick the box asking Password
>> Manager to remember the values I enter, I am still nagged
>> every time. And no matter I enter, I always end up with an
>> 'Authentication Error'. On some newsgroups I now find I
>> cannot read the text of any messages. I have tried
>> uninstalling Netscape 6.2 and reinstalling it but it does
>> not seem to make any difference.
>> Can someone on this newsgroup tell me what I am doing wrong
>> please?
>>
>> Vic Joseph
>>
>
>
try UNselecting "remember password". Completely shut down N6.
Restart, and re-select "remember password".
This usually fixes it.
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