Discover the Ease of Use
Open Outlook Express and click on a newsgroup link to revisit a newsgroup.
The view setting allows you to see your messages and any reply.
Search for messages that have been downloaded.
There are 1000’s of newsgroups to choose from, and they’re easier to find.
The newsgroups list is downloaded to your PC for easy look-up!
Links are active inside messages.
Save messages on your hard drive.
Special HTML groups for stationery, sharing pictures, graphics etc.
Faster access--no wait for page loading. Only messages are transferred, not whole Web pages.
Do not accept the Web page
interface that substitutes for a tried and true Internet standard.
Go where you want to go
today!
Enter the following link in the Internet Explorer address box or in the Start, Run box to get started. Before posting find the account properties for the server (in Outlook Express). Change the posting name and alter your e-mail address if you want to avoid unwanted e-mails. For a dummy e-mail address please attempt to avoid using an address that may be in use by someone else. Be creative with the user name and domain.
news://msnews.microsoft.com
To save typing try highlighting the link, and then right-click, choose Copy. Right-click in the Start, Run box or Internet Explorer address bar, and then choose Paste.
The link below can be used to go directly to the MSN Discussion group for further instructions.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.msn.discussion
Note: Some users may see the NNTP server link open another newsreader, while another few may not have a newsreader program installed and will not be able to use either of the above links.
PA Bear – MS-MVP has suggested the following Microsoft KB article:
How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=171164
(Applies to OE6 and all OSS)
Kuay Tim -- 12/23/2003