Thomas and all- I haven't really been following this thread so my info may not apply. Most Time Warner Roadrunner news servers are pretty much the same. My server address in Memphis is news-server.midsouth.rr.com. Note that one is a dash (-) and the others are periods (.)Don't know where you are but yours might be news-server.columbus.rr.com or something similar. You might also try trashing the "plist" file that is associated with NewsWatcher. And the prefs--Mine is in the Users/Library/Preferences folder I've also had luck by pasting the entire error message you've been getting into Google and checking the results. My philosphy has always been if I'm having an error problem; someone else in the US or World has had the same problem at one time.