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How To: Configure Outlook Express 5.x and 6 for Newsgroups
► Summary:
Below is information on Newsgroups and information on how to setup a newsgroup account using
Microsoft Outlook Express as your news reader client.
► Newsgroups:
Newsgroups are electronic discussion groups where information on a dedicated topic is posted on a
public news server. Subscribers may read postings (messages) from other members and are allowed to
post, or write their own messages.
Newsgroups can be a valuable source of information where you discover information from people who
use the same products and technology as you do. For example, Newsgroups are divided into a number
of major topics such as business, economy, health, medicine, hobbies, recreation, etc. There are
thousands of newsgroups available on the internet and they offer something for just about everyone.
To read or take part in a discussion, you must first "subscribe" to the newsgroup. You may elect to
have all information and communication from members sent to you at the time it is posted, or to visit
the newsgroup at your convenience and access the information from the public site.
►Internet Explorer/Outlook Express
If you're using Internet Explorer and Outlook Express, you set up newsgroups through the Newsgroup
Set-Up Wizard.
1. Launch Outlook Express
2. From the toolbar click Tools then choose Accounts.
3. From the Internet Accounts window select the News tab
4. Click the Add button and choose News from the Submenu
5. Enter your display name. This is the name that will appear in the From field when you post a
message to a newsgroup. Click Next.
6. In the e-mail address field, enter the e-mail address you want other members to reply to, and
then click Next.
Caution: Spammers often use automated software to "harvest" e-mail
addresses from newsgroups. Posting your primary e-mail address may lead to an
increase of spam to your account.
7. Enter the name of the news server and if a login is required, click the My news server requires
me to log on. Click Next.
8. A dialog box will appear confirming the news account has been created. Click Finish.
9. You may be prompted to download newsgroups at this point. Click Yes and all newsgroups
currently residing on the server will be listed.
10. All newsgroups currently on the server will be listed. To search newsgroups on a specific topic
of interest, enter the topic word or words in the Display newsgroups which contain box.
11. To subscribe to one or more newsgroups, click on the newsgroup so that it is selected and click
Subscribe.
12. Click OK to finish.
► Applies To:
·
Configure mail and newsgroups for Windows.
·
Configure mail and newsgroups for Outlook Express.
