I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want a
free news server to replace their old service.

This post gives full instructions for switching to news.motzarella.org
because not all of the settings you need to make are explicitly spelled out
for you when you set up your new account with motzarella.

This post takes you from not having an account, to being subscribed to all
the same newsgroups on the news.motazarella.org server in ten easy steps.

1. Go to http://www.motarella.org/
2. On their home page register for a free account. They will send you a
"user id" and a password in e-mail.
3. Open Outlook, if not already open.
4. Select [Tools] > [Accounts...], and click the [News] tab.
5. Referring to the e-mail sent to you, click [Add] and enter your
information.
6. After you enter the information and click [Finish], you're not really
finished. You still need to click the [Properties] button for this new
account to put all the settings right. So click [Properties].
7. There are four tabs under Properties: [General], [Server], [Connection],
and [Advanced]. The information on the [General] tab is all okay and does
not need to be changed.
8. Click the [Server] tab. The "Server name:" should be set to
news.motzrella.org. Make sure that "This server requires me to log on" is
checked and that "Account name:" is set to the "user id" registered with
Motzarella. Make sure your password is entered. Check "Remember password"
but do NOT check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
9. Click the [Connection] tab and check "Always connect to this account
using:" and make sure that "Local Area Network" appears in the drop down box
if you use a LAN in your home (if your computer is connected to a router).
10. Click the [Advanced] tab and make sure that the Port No. is set to
"119."

Close out of "news.motzarella.org Properties" and "Internet Accounts."

"news.motzarella.org" now appears in your Folders pane under Outlook
(usually on the left). Click on "news.motzarella.org" and you will be asked
if you want to download a list of newsgroups. Do so. Then subscribe to the
newsgroups you like to read.

You're finished.

You can now enjoy newsgroups as usual and forget that Comcast finally broke
it's promise to provide them to customers free of charge.

(Their server wasn't that great anyway.)

tvp

"Tad Perry" <tadperry@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gc4e13$ing$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want a
> free news server to replace their old service.
>
> This post gives full instructions for switching to news.motzarella.org
> because not all of the settings you need to make are explicitly spelled
> out
> for you when you set up your new account with motzarella.
>
> This post takes you from not having an account, to being subscribed to all
> the same newsgroups on the news.motazarella.org server in ten easy steps.
>
> 1. Go to http://www.motarella.org/
> 2. On their home page register for a free account. They will send you a
> "user id" and a password in e-mail.
> 3. Open Outlook, if not already open.
> 4. Select [Tools] > [Accounts...], and click the [News] tab.
> 5. Referring to the e-mail sent to you, click [Add] and enter your
> information.
> 6. After you enter the information and click [Finish], you're not really
> finished. You still need to click the [Properties] button for this new
> account to put all the settings right. So click [Properties].
> 7. There are four tabs under Properties: [General], [Server],
> [Connection],
> and [Advanced]. The information on the [General] tab is all okay and does
> not need to be changed.
> 8. Click the [Server] tab. The "Server name:" should be set to
> news.motzrella.org. Make sure that "This server requires me to log on" is
> checked and that "Account name:" is set to the "user id" registered with
> Motzarella. Make sure your password is entered. Check "Remember password"
> but do NOT check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
> 9. Click the [Connection] tab and check "Always connect to this account
> using:" and make sure that "Local Area Network" appears in the drop down
> box
> if you use a LAN in your home (if your computer is connected to a router).
> 10. Click the [Advanced] tab and make sure that the Port No. is set to
> "119."
>
> Close out of "news.motzarella.org Properties" and "Internet Accounts."
>
> "news.motzarella.org" now appears in your Folders pane under Outlook
> (usually on the left). Click on "news.motzarella.org" and you will be
> asked
> if you want to download a list of newsgroups. Do so. Then subscribe to the
> newsgroups you like to read.
>
> You're finished.
>
> You can now enjoy newsgroups as usual and forget that Comcast finally
> broke
> it's promise to provide them to customers free of charge.
>
> (Their server wasn't that great anyway.)
>
> tvp


If you're reading this, it worked...with one exception. You're missing
the "z" in the original link...

http://www.motzarella.org

I will add that I was stuck in an infinite loop of "Please enter your
credentials" after creating the account, editing it to add the
UserId/Password once I got it, then trying to get the list of newsgroups
(other than their propietary Motzarella and Posenet list). Ended up
deleting the account, then doing it all in one swell foop.

Thanx.

Regis

"Tad Perry" <tadperry@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gc4e13$ing$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want a
> free news server to replace their old service.

snip

> tvp

EXALT! You rock Tad! Saved me from having to figure it all out myself. Up
in under five minutes. Comcast can kiss my ass.....

I called them and asked when I am getting my price lowered to compensate for
the reduced services. I guess this was my response....

http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=63188

Robin

"Robin in Bremerton" <rodolaka90@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:gc542g$fm5$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>
> "Tad Perry" <tadperry@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:gc4e13$ing$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> > I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want
a
> > free news server to replace their old service.
>
> snip
>
> > tvp
>
> EXALT! You rock Tad! Saved me from having to figure it all out myself.
Up
> in under five minutes. Comcast can kiss my ass.....

Hey, I really do rock, don't I? :-)

> I called them and asked when I am getting my price lowered to compensate
for
> the reduced services. I guess this was my response....
>
> http://www.nashvillecitypaper.com/news.php?viewStory=63188

I guess it costs a lot of money to get rid of those news servers.

tvp

I did this yesterday and all seems to be working well!


"Tad Perry" <tadperry@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gc4e13$ing$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want a
> free news server to replace their old service.
>
> This post gives full instructions for switching to news.motzarella.org
> because not all of the settings you need to make are explicitly spelled
> out
> for you when you set up your new account with motzarella.
>
> This post takes you from not having an account, to being subscribed to all
> the same newsgroups on the news.motazarella.org server in ten easy steps.
>
> 1. Go to http://www.motarella.org/
> 2. On their home page register for a free account. They will send you a
> "user id" and a password in e-mail.
> 3. Open Outlook, if not already open.
> 4. Select [Tools] > [Accounts...], and click the [News] tab.
> 5. Referring to the e-mail sent to you, click [Add] and enter your
> information.
> 6. After you enter the information and click [Finish], you're not really
> finished. You still need to click the [Properties] button for this new
> account to put all the settings right. So click [Properties].
> 7. There are four tabs under Properties: [General], [Server],
> [Connection],
> and [Advanced]. The information on the [General] tab is all okay and does
> not need to be changed.
> 8. Click the [Server] tab. The "Server name:" should be set to
> news.motzrella.org. Make sure that "This server requires me to log on" is
> checked and that "Account name:" is set to the "user id" registered with
> Motzarella. Make sure your password is entered. Check "Remember password"
> but do NOT check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
> 9. Click the [Connection] tab and check "Always connect to this account
> using:" and make sure that "Local Area Network" appears in the drop down
> box
> if you use a LAN in your home (if your computer is connected to a router).
> 10. Click the [Advanced] tab and make sure that the Port No. is set to
> "119."
>
> Close out of "news.motzarella.org Properties" and "Internet Accounts."
>
> "news.motzarella.org" now appears in your Folders pane under Outlook
> (usually on the left). Click on "news.motzarella.org" and you will be
> asked
> if you want to download a list of newsgroups. Do so. Then subscribe to the
> newsgroups you like to read.
>
> You're finished.
>
> You can now enjoy newsgroups as usual and forget that Comcast finally
> broke
> it's promise to provide them to customers free of charge.
>
> (Their server wasn't that great anyway.)
>
> tvp
>
>

That's cuz I roznock!

tvp

"sinistersteve" <sinistersteve@goto.hell> wrote in message
news:gc5o93$elo$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> I did this yesterday and all seems to be working well!
>
>
> "Tad Perry" <tadperry@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:gc4e13$ing$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> > I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want
a
> > free news server to replace their old service.
> >
> > This post gives full instructions for switching to news.motzarella.org
> > because not all of the settings you need to make are explicitly spelled
> > out
> > for you when you set up your new account with motzarella.
> >
> > This post takes you from not having an account, to being subscribed to
all
> > the same newsgroups on the news.motazarella.org server in ten easy
steps.
> >
> > 1. Go to http://www.motarella.org/
> > 2. On their home page register for a free account. They will send you a
> > "user id" and a password in e-mail.
> > 3. Open Outlook, if not already open.
> > 4. Select [Tools] > [Accounts...], and click the [News] tab.
> > 5. Referring to the e-mail sent to you, click [Add] and enter your
> > information.
> > 6. After you enter the information and click [Finish], you're not really
> > finished. You still need to click the [Properties] button for this new
> > account to put all the settings right. So click [Properties].
> > 7. There are four tabs under Properties: [General], [Server],
> > [Connection],
> > and [Advanced]. The information on the [General] tab is all okay and
does
> > not need to be changed.
> > 8. Click the [Server] tab. The "Server name:" should be set to
> > news.motzrella.org. Make sure that "This server requires me to log on"
is
> > checked and that "Account name:" is set to the "user id" registered with
> > Motzarella. Make sure your password is entered. Check "Remember
password"
> > but do NOT check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
> > 9. Click the [Connection] tab and check "Always connect to this account
> > using:" and make sure that "Local Area Network" appears in the drop down
> > box
> > if you use a LAN in your home (if your computer is connected to a
router).
> > 10. Click the [Advanced] tab and make sure that the Port No. is set to
> > "119."
> >
> > Close out of "news.motzarella.org Properties" and "Internet Accounts."
> >
> > "news.motzarella.org" now appears in your Folders pane under Outlook
> > (usually on the left). Click on "news.motzarella.org" and you will be
> > asked
> > if you want to download a list of newsgroups. Do so. Then subscribe to
the
> > newsgroups you like to read.
> >
> > You're finished.
> >
> > You can now enjoy newsgroups as usual and forget that Comcast finally
> > broke
> > it's promise to provide them to customers free of charge.
> >
> > (Their server wasn't that great anyway.)
> >
> > tvp
> >
> >
>
>

Just popping this up to the top of whatever list people may have found
themselves having to use. The news servers for Comcast officially died
~12:00 Eastern, so if you haven't found another NNTP, you can try
this...it's working for me.

Regis

"Tad Perry" <tadperry@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:gc4e13$ing$1@registered.motzarella.org...
> I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want a
> free news server to replace their old service.
>
> This post gives full instructions for switching to news.motzarella.org
> because not all of the settings you need to make are explicitly spelled
> out
> for you when you set up your new account with motzarella.
>
> This post takes you from not having an account, to being subscribed to all
> the same newsgroups on the news.motazarella.org server in ten easy steps.
>
> 1. Go to http://www.motarella.org/
> 2. On their home page register for a free account. They will send you a
> "user id" and a password in e-mail.
> 3. Open Outlook, if not already open.
> 4. Select [Tools] > [Accounts...], and click the [News] tab.
> 5. Referring to the e-mail sent to you, click [Add] and enter your
> information.
> 6. After you enter the information and click [Finish], you're not really
> finished. You still need to click the [Properties] button for this new
> account to put all the settings right. So click [Properties].
> 7. There are four tabs under Properties: [General], [Server],
> [Connection],
> and [Advanced]. The information on the [General] tab is all okay and does
> not need to be changed.
> 8. Click the [Server] tab. The "Server name:" should be set to
> news.motzrella.org. Make sure that "This server requires me to log on" is
> checked and that "Account name:" is set to the "user id" registered with
> Motzarella. Make sure your password is entered. Check "Remember password"
> but do NOT check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
> 9. Click the [Connection] tab and check "Always connect to this account
> using:" and make sure that "Local Area Network" appears in the drop down
> box
> if you use a LAN in your home (if your computer is connected to a router).
> 10. Click the [Advanced] tab and make sure that the Port No. is set to
> "119."
>
> Close out of "news.motzarella.org Properties" and "Internet Accounts."
>
> "news.motzarella.org" now appears in your Folders pane under Outlook
> (usually on the left). Click on "news.motzarella.org" and you will be
> asked
> if you want to download a list of newsgroups. Do so. Then subscribe to the
> newsgroups you like to read.
>
> You're finished.
>
> You can now enjoy newsgroups as usual and forget that Comcast finally
> broke
> it's promise to provide them to customers free of charge.
>
> (Their server wasn't that great anyway.)
>
> tvp
>
>

Peter Reggio wrote:
>
> Just popping this up to the top of whatever list people may have
> found themselves having to use. The news servers for Comcast officially
> died ~12:00 Eastern, so if you haven't found another NNTP, you can try
> this...it's working for me.
>
> Regis
>
> "Tad Perry" <tadperry@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:gc4e13$ing$1@registered.motzarella.org...
>> I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want a
>> free news server to replace their old service.
>>
>> This post gives full instructions for switching to news.motzarella.org
>> because not all of the settings you need to make are explicitly
>> spelled out
>> for you when you set up your new account with motzarella.
>>
>> This post takes you from not having an account, to being subscribed to
>> all
>> the same newsgroups on the news.motazarella.org server in ten easy steps.
>>
>> 1. Go to http://www.motarella.org/
>> 2. On their home page register for a free account. They will send you a
>> "user id" and a password in e-mail.
>> 3. Open Outlook, if not already open.
>> 4. Select [Tools] > [Accounts...], and click the [News] tab.
>> 5. Referring to the e-mail sent to you, click [Add] and enter your
>> information.
>> 6. After you enter the information and click [Finish], you're not really
>> finished. You still need to click the [Properties] button for this new
>> account to put all the settings right. So click [Properties].
>> 7. There are four tabs under Properties: [General], [Server],
>> [Connection],
>> and [Advanced]. The information on the [General] tab is all okay and does
>> not need to be changed.
>> 8. Click the [Server] tab. The "Server name:" should be set to
>> news.motzrella.org. Make sure that "This server requires me to log on" is
>> checked and that "Account name:" is set to the "user id" registered with
>> Motzarella. Make sure your password is entered. Check "Remember password"
>> but do NOT check "Log on using Secure Password Authentication."
>> 9. Click the [Connection] tab and check "Always connect to this account
>> using:" and make sure that "Local Area Network" appears in the drop
>> down box
>> if you use a LAN in your home (if your computer is connected to a
>> router).
>> 10. Click the [Advanced] tab and make sure that the Port No. is set to
>> "119."
>>
>> Close out of "news.motzarella.org Properties" and "Internet Accounts."
>>
>> "news.motzarella.org" now appears in your Folders pane under Outlook
>> (usually on the left). Click on "news.motzarella.org" and you will be
>> asked
>> if you want to download a list of newsgroups. Do so. Then subscribe to
>> the
>> newsgroups you like to read.
>>
>> You're finished.
>>
>> You can now enjoy newsgroups as usual and forget that Comcast finally
>> broke
>> it's promise to provide them to customers free of charge.
>>
>> (Their server wasn't that great anyway.)
>>
>> tvp
>>
>>
>

Just got it set up with Thunderbird works fine

Tad Perry wrote:
> I'm posting this for people who have been abandoned by Comcast and want a

I read that, I was pretty disappointed that comcast would go ahead and
not offer nntp.

Qwest still has it but my guess is that they will turn off the service too.

Larry A