From: TheNewGWTC@pppmppfmpfmmmmfmmmpfmmpp.pppmppfmp   
      
   Ralph Fox wrote:   
      
   > On Thu, 24 Nov 2005 08:54:21 -0800, in message   
   >  , gwtc wrote:   
   >   
   >   
   >>>3) Use an anti-spyware utility. Here is list of links I put together:   
   >>>      (news://news.your-net.com:119/dm1vmf01fq@enews1.newsguy.com)   
   >>>   
   >>>Ron :)   
   >>   
   >>How can we get to the site?  Its password protected.   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > You don't have to use news.your-net.com.   
   > The same message can be found on Google groups.   
   > Just feed the message-ID part of this 'news:' URL into Google groups   
   advanced search   
   >   
   >    news://news.your-net.com:119/dm1vmf01fq@enews1.newsguy.com   
   >   
   >    ^^^^^         protocol   
   >         ^^       the "//"" indicates that a server name follows   
   >   
   >           ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^               server = news.your-net.com   
   >                            ^^^^           default port for network news   
   transfer protocol   
   >                                ^          separates the next part of the URL   
   >   
   >                                 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^   
   >                                 For news: URLs, this part is   
   >                                 either a newsgroup name or a   
   >                                 message-ID.   
   >                                 If it contains a @ it is a MID,   
   >                                 if not it is a newsgroup name.   
   >   
   >   
   Just because you know, doesn't mean that everyone else knows.  For the   
   average people who don't know that, they would have clicked on the   
   link and complained.   
      
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