Thanks, this solved a problem.

Arrgh ... one or three had Properties over ridden to use the old
server to post. Which was disabled.

This fixed it "magically"

Selected all folders, Tools --> Properties -->News Access Plan
Unclick the "over ride default" and hey, look it worked!

Ralph Fox <-rf-nz-@-.invalid> on Sun, 09 Aug 2020 09:56:56 +1200 typed
in alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent the following:
>On Sat, 8 Aug 2020 08:42:37 -0700 (PDT), nalayar403@gmail.com wrote:
>> Ralph,
>>
>> I could really use your expertise. I just deleted a usenet provider (I had two) and now any group I click on for new headers an error window pops up saying that no servers in the access plan carry that group.
>> I did a new access plan using the same information from my other provider (like I said..I had two...newshosting.com and newsgroupdirect.com; I dropped newshosting.com) and I let Agent download the list of newsgroups (although it should have had them already) and tested the connection...and Agent said all is good, but I still get that error about the group not being in the access plan, and any group I try to retrieve headers from I get that error.
>> I do not know how to proceed with this. The usenet provider is good, Agent recognizes it in the servers and accounts, the test connection works, but I can't retrieve any new headers from any group without getting that error message.
>> Thank you.
>
>
>There are *three* different places where you must check the news
>access plan and make any updates needed.
>
>Make sure you have checked all *three* places #1, #2 and #3 below.
>
>
> 1) Folder >> Default Properties >> News Access Plan
>
> This is the *default* news access plan for all groups. It may
> not be the news access plan used by a group showing the error.
> The default news access plan may have been overridden in
> #2 or #3 below.
>
>
> 2) Folder >> Property Schemes >> (select scheme) >> (Edit) >> News Access Plan
>
> You may have 5 schemes in Agent 8. Check both of the schemes
> "Binary newsgroups" and "Text newsgroups". Also check any
> other schemes which are associated with any of your groups.
>
>
> 3) (Select folder) >> Folder >> Properties >> News Access Plan
>
> Check this for each of the newsgroup folders which gives the
> error, no servers in the access plan carry that group.
> To save time do this after you have done #1 and #2 above, for
> any newsgroup folders which still give the error.
>
> Even if you have never set a news access plan here, still do
> check #3. Agent will have set a news access plan here if you
> have ever subscribed to a group while the newsgroup directory
> had a check-mark in "Display a separate line for each server"
>
>
>When you are doing #3, check all of 3.1, 3.2 and 3.3 below:
>
> 3.1: Check that there is a check-mark to the left of the
> news server name.
>
> 3.2: Check that there is an asterisk to the right of the
> same news server name. This means the server does have
> the selected group.
>
> 3.3: Check that there server name does not have "(Disabled)"
> after it. This means the server is not disabled in the
> "Tools >> Servers and Accounts" settings.
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