To start off, I'm very ignorant when it comes to computers, so please bare with me. I'd like to use Windows Live Mail only for newsgroups, but whenever I try to connect to a server it give me a message stating that it can't connect to the internet due to a firewall or anti-virus program blocking (wlmail.exe). I checked my firewall settings, and I allowed Windows Live Mail through. I don't have any anti-virus soft ware, but I do have McAfee Security Scanner, IOrbit Malware Fighter, IOrbit Freeware, Advanced System Care 4, AVS4YOU Software Navigator, and Quick Care. I've tired restarting several times. Can anyone help with my problem? Is the server I'm looking for ( news-server.satx.rr.com) just gone? Or am I just a full retard for not knowing about something that should be so simple?