Why nonsense for "From" names?

Maybe it's also in other NG's, but in the Vista ones I've been following
many "From" don't make sense.
A lot of them start with... =?Utf...

This also probably means something, the news reader for all that I've
checked is..
X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000

"JohnL" <> wrote in message
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> Maybe it's also in other NG's, but in the Vista ones I've been following
> many "From" don't make sense.
> A lot of them start with... =?Utf...
>
> This also probably means something, the news reader for all that I've
> checked is..
> X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000

Names need have no meaning. You can enter any name you choose. You can
change the name you use at any time. Consider using a name that you can find
when scanning a list of messages.

You also can use any email address you choose even if the address is not a
real one. You should never use your correct email address {unless your like
spam} unless it is a email address that you can configure to accept email
only from a limited number of senders.

Don

"dgmacmi<>" <> wrote in
news::

>
> "JohnL" <> wrote in message
> news:Xns9A17D0C37B055innewsgrouponly@130.133.1.4.. .
>> Maybe it's also in other NG's, but in the Vista ones I've been
>> following many "From" don't make sense.
>> A lot of them start with... =?Utf...
>>
>> This also probably means something, the news reader for all that I've
>> checked is..
>> X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
>
> Names need have no meaning. You can enter any name you choose. You can
> change the name you use at any time. Consider using a name that you
> can find when scanning a list of messages.

No, not talking about what a person puts in as their name.

This has to be either a setting somewhere.
Like I said, it seems to be only in these NG's (vista related).
Maybe it's a result of people using Windows Mail?

JohnL wrote:
> "dgmacmi<>" <> wrote in
> news::
>
>> "JohnL" <> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A17D0C37B055innewsgrouponly@130.133.1.4.. .
>>> Maybe it's also in other NG's, but in the Vista ones I've been
>>> following many "From" don't make sense.
>>> A lot of them start with... =?Utf...
>>>
>>> This also probably means something, the news reader for all that I've
>>> checked is..
>>> X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
>> Names need have no meaning. You can enter any name you choose. You can
>> change the name you use at any time. Consider using a name that you
>> can find when scanning a list of messages.
>
> No, not talking about what a person puts in as their name.
>
> This has to be either a setting somewhere.
> Like I said, it seems to be only in these NG's (vista related).
> Maybe it's a result of people using Windows Mail?
>

Probably just the encoding your newsreader doesn't understand, I don't
see it myself.

On 1 Jan 2008 16:04:52 GMT, JohnL wrote:

> "dgmacmi<>" <> wrote in
> news::
>
>>
>> "JohnL" <> wrote in message
>> news:Xns9A17D0C37B055innewsgrouponly@130.133.1.4.. .
>>> Maybe it's also in other NG's, but in the Vista ones I've been
>>> following many "From" don't make sense.
>>> A lot of them start with... =?Utf...
>>>
>>> This also probably means something, the news reader for all that I've
>>> checked is..
>>> X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000
>>
>> Names need have no meaning. You can enter any name you choose. You can
>> change the name you use at any time. Consider using a name that you
>> can find when scanning a list of messages.
>
> No, not talking about what a person puts in as their name.
>
> This has to be either a setting somewhere.
> Like I said, it seems to be only in these NG's (vista related).
> Maybe it's a result of people using Windows Mail?

AFAICT it is the combination of posting via the Microsoft web page
interface and reading the post via the XNews client.

Hi,

It's because they are not posting from a newsreader, but rather Microsoft's
web interface to these newsgroups. They sign in via WindowsLive/Passport and
use the CDO interface. Here, for example, is this group linked to the help
and support pages:
http://windowshelp.microsoft.com/com...b-a63e791bbc79

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"JohnL" <> wrote in message
news:Xns9A17D0C37B055innewsgrouponly@130.133.1.4.. .
> Maybe it's also in other NG's, but in the Vista ones I've been following
> many "From" don't make sense.
> A lot of them start with... =?Utf...
>
> This also probably means something, the news reader for all that I've
> checked is..
> X-Newsreader: Microsoft CDO for Windows 2000

"Rick Rogers" <> wrote in
news:#:

> Hi,
>
> It's because they are not posting from a newsreader, but rather
> Microsoft's web interface to these newsgroups. They sign in via
> WindowsLive/Passport and use the CDO interface.

So basically there's no way to "fix" this using Xnews?

Gotde T Shirt <> wrote in news:1cdegiuguutnm
$.jsbmzrnu975n$.:

> On 1 Jan 2008 16:04:52 GMT, JohnL wrote:
>> This has to be either a setting somewhere.
>> Like I said, it seems to be only in these NG's (vista related).
>> Maybe it's a result of people using Windows Mail?
>
> AFAICT it is the combination of posting via the Microsoft web page
> interface and reading the post via the XNews client.

So no fix?
It seems to only affext the "from" field. Annoying, but managable I guess.

Hi,

It's in how your newsreader is interpreting the information from the
web-based posts. It's designed to interpret other newsreaders using the same
protocols, not web html.

--
Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers, aka "Nutcase" - Microsoft MVP
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Windows help - www.rickrogers.org
My thoughts http://rick-mvp.blogspot.com

"JohnL" <> wrote in message
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> Gotde T Shirt <> wrote in news:1cdegiuguutnm
> $.jsbmzrnu975n$.:
>
>> On 1 Jan 2008 16:04:52 GMT, JohnL wrote:
>>> This has to be either a setting somewhere.
>>> Like I said, it seems to be only in these NG's (vista related).
>>> Maybe it's a result of people using Windows Mail?
>>
>> AFAICT it is the combination of posting via the Microsoft web page
>> interface and reading the post via the XNews client.
>
> So no fix?
> It seems to only affext the "from" field. Annoying, but managable I guess.