Can someone suggest another Outlook Forum?

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When I try to ask a new question, this forum sometimes has errors and I have
to start all over again.

Could someone suggest another expert Outlook forum outside MS?

Thank You.
 
ForTony said:
When I try to ask a new question, this forum sometimes has errors and I
have
to start all over again.

Could someone suggest another expert Outlook forum outside MS?

Thank You.
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This isn't a "forum" - you are actually accessing a global Usenet Newsgroup
via a clunky web interface. If you use a newsreader, instead of the web
interface, you won't get the errors!

How to set up OE (Windows Mail in Vista is very similar) as a News reader:
http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?kbid=171164&product=oex
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/setup.asp
http://www.gmayor.com/MSNews.htm
 
Gordon, OK, sounds good and must explain my posting problems. Could you tell
me how to use the newsreader instead of the web interface? My apologies, I
haven't used news readers (at least I don't think so). Will it notify me by
email when I receive replies?
Thanks Gordon.
 
ForTony said:
Gordon, OK, sounds good and must explain my posting problems. Could you
tell
me how to use the newsreader instead of the web interface? My apologies, I
haven't used news readers (at least I don't think so).
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Did you read the links I posted?

Will it notify me by
email when I receive replies?
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No, that's the only disadvantage, as opposed to the many many advantages,
over web-based forums. But you can set them (or most of them) to show
replies to your messages when you enter a particular group....
 
Gordon Thanks. Figured out how to setup the newsgroup before seeing you last
reply. I must have done something right to get to this outlook contact area.
Now I'm wondering if it will send me an email from any replies? Maybe I'll
figure that one out also and start a new thread (if that's what they are
called in a newsgroup) ?
 
Oops, I see it uses Outlook Express. I didn't necessarily want to use OE,
but guess I have no choince if Outlook XP is my only and primary client?
 
Looks like you were perhaps talking about the MAPILab NNTP for Outlook. I
appreciate the link, but there didn't seem to be any free ones and I don't
want to sign up for "take part in testing or purchasing the products and
services of our partners". Mapi offers.

Since I am (as you suggested) using a different email account for the
address I have given here and keeping my personal account (default) away
from the newsgroup. I think it might be cheaper for me to just setup OE to
use that other account since outlook won't due multiple accounts. This way I
can keep them separate and hopefully maintain some security.

So this NNTP newsgroup won't send me an email notification. Pity. I'm not on
newsgroups (as I mentioned before) therefore will have to check every so
often to get some help with topics I post such as my contacts listings and
my MS Windows address book entries (which outlook seems to be using). The
MW address book will have to be on another MS newsgroup anyway won't it. Oh
well.
 
Why don't you want to use OE as just your newsreader and still use Outlook
for mail? You can run OE in a "news only" mode -- just add the /newsonly
switch to the shortcut you open OE with. You can mark threads as "watched"
if you are involved with them, so they're easy to find again later.

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please reply
only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***
 
That's a good idea Jocelyn and you understood exactly what I was trying to
do. Thanks alot!
I added the /newsonly switch to the end of the line in the Target field in
my shortcut,
"C:\Program Files\Outlook Express\msimn.exe" /newsonly
However OE still opens up looking the same as it did before. Should it look
different or perhaps only show the newsgroups listed under the folders on
the left sidesuch as msnews.microsoft.com?
 
It's going to look almost exactly the same as it would if you opened it
without the /newsonly switch, except there will be no Inbox and you won't be
able to add mail accounts.

--
Jocelyn Fiorello
MVP - Outlook

*** Messages sent to my e-mail address will NOT be answered -- please reply
only to the newsgroup to preserve the message thread. ***
 
Ok understand about the /newsonly switch and howo it affects my OE.

Well I'll finish up this thread by saying I deeply do appreciate everyones
help, guidance, and expert knowledge. Thank You all very much!!
 
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