(...) By "system" do you mean the app or the OS? Wow, either way, they've got you good! :-( Perhaps rather than blocking specific ports, they only allow certain ports (like 80=HTTP, 23=SMTP, etc.). Hmmm. You're running NT, right? What happens when (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)
(...) Heh heh. Yes. OK, let's try this again. Ed, it's possible that you may have been brainwashed by "them." (No offense -- they're good at that sort of thing; it's what they do. :) Ed, have you tried setting your newsreader up with one of the (...) (25 years ago, 28-May-99, to lugnet.admin.general)