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Hi How can I switch which name I want to appear on the "FROM' part of OE
xpress before I post a question- I sant to be able to change from one person
to another that I created in the "tools" accounts section so that I can pick
which one I want to be. In that way, It helps me to post questions
pertaining to one subject (for example) using rusty-THen I can post another
totally differesnt question in the same or different NG by using another
name for a different type of question,.
See....while at work, everytime I ask a questions, rusty cames out in the
'from' part-
But I want to be able to have a different name be in the from part if I
chose to do so. thanks hope I was clear.
 
Right click the server on which the group to which you are posting exists,
select properties, on the General tab under User Information, change the
name.
 
THanks alot, Michael. THat really helps- However, in the general tab, in
order to change the name, I have to erase it and type in the new one.
Right???It there another way that has a 'drop down' thing so as to choose
which name I want by just dropping down the bar and clicking (rather than
deleting the name and retyping it) Just though I'd ask.

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Michael Solomon (MS-MVP Windows Shell/User) said:
Right click the server on which the group to which you are posting exists,
select properties, on the General tab under User Information, change the
name.
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Set up two accounts for it. Only download on 1 account. Why do you wish to decieve us?

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RustyM said:
THanks alot, Michael. THat really helps- However, in the general tab, in
order to change the name, I have to erase it and type in the new one.
Right???It there another way that has a 'drop down' thing so as to choose
which name I want by just dropping down the bar and clicking (rather than
deleting the name and retyping it) Just though I'd ask.
Click to expand...
 
David, unless I miss my guess, the reason is that he wants to zero in on
specific posts and tie the user name under which he posts to specific
questions he asks. It's really more complicated the way the OP wishes to do
this but I do seem some method in the madness.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
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Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
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Set up two accounts for it. Only download on 1 account. Why do you wish to
decieve us?

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http://www.g2mil.com/Dec2003.htm
RustyM said:
THanks alot, Michael. THat really helps- However, in the general tab, in
order to change the name, I have to erase it and type in the new one.
Right???It there another way that has a 'drop down' thing so as to choose
which name I want by just dropping down the bar and clicking (rather than
deleting the name and retyping it) Just though I'd ask.
Click to expand...
 
You're welcome.

If I'm understanding your reasoning, you want a different Id attacked to
different questions you asked for quicker retrieval.

It would be much simpler to use one ID and change the view to "Show Replies
to my posts."

I cover a number of boards and when I start each session, I change the view
as above (View on the Toolbar, Current View, Show replies to my posts).
What you are doing will work but you are making it needlessly complicated
and yes, they way I've described would be the primary way to do it. Or, you
could do as David suggests and create a separate ID but methods are really
unnecessary and the "Show replies" view should easily let you see all
threads in which you've posted questions or answers at a glance in every
group.

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Michael Solomon MS-MVP
Windows Shell/User
Backup is a PC User's Best Friend
DTS-L.Org: http://www.dts-l.org/

RustyM said:
THanks alot, Michael. THat really helps- However, in the general tab, in
order to change the name, I have to erase it and type in the new one.
Right???It there another way that has a 'drop down' thing so as to choose
which name I want by just dropping down the bar and clicking (rather than
deleting the name and retyping it) Just though I'd ask.
Click to expand...
 
Got it, Michael.. THanks-I do not wish to decieve anyone-Just make things
easier for such a novice as myself- There is so much that I need to learn in
this pc world. So asking questions that may sound 'sneaky' or deceiving as
one reader stated, are not my intention- I gather the good advise and
benefit from it- thanks again
 
I didn't comment. I merely asked. I guessed why? But the asking was meant to communicate the possibility of disapproval if it was about decieving.

But I do disapprove strongly. We like to read all of a poster's posts. There may be a pattern in the questions, and if you are lucky enough to notice the posts are by the same person it can shed light.
 
"RustyM" said in news:[email protected]:
Hi How can I switch which name I want to appear on the "FROM' part of
OE xpress before I post a question- I sant to be able to change from
one person to another that I created in the "tools" accounts section
so that I can pick which one I want to be. In that way, It helps me
to post questions pertaining to one subject (for example) using
rusty-THen I can post another totally differesnt question in the same
or different NG by using another name for a different type of
question,.
See....while at work, everytime I ask a questions, rusty cames out in
the 'from' part-
But I want to be able to have a different name be in the from part if
I chose to do so. thanks hope I was clear.
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Already answered in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress before seeing
your DISCONNECTED post over here. When you post to multiple newsgroups,
CROSSPOST! It is rude to multipost separate and disconnected copies of
your same message across multiple newsgroups. It wastes resources on
the news server to duplicate your message instead of pointing a link to
it. It also wastes respondents time in offering suggestions that have
already been suggested by others. Crossposting means respondents will
see the replies from other in whatever newsgroup you crossposted to.
 
*Vanguard* said:
"RustyM" said in news:[email protected]:

Already answered in
microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress before seeing
your DISCONNECTED post over here. When you post to multiple newsgroups,
CROSSPOST! It is rude to multipost separate and disconnected copies of
your same message across multiple newsgroups. It wastes resources on
the news server to duplicate your message instead of pointing a link to
it. It also wastes respondents time in offering suggestions that have
already been suggested by others. Crossposting means respondents will
see the replies from other in whatever newsgroup you crossposted to.
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chill out. In his previous answer to Michael he states he is new to all
this. He may not even know what crossposting is, let alone how to do it.
 
If noone tells him he'll never know. And there's nothing like putting effort into an answer to find out later that it was a waste of time. S/he (just in case there's a female rusty somewhere) needs to know it pisses people off.

To crosspost put all newsgroups on the Newsgroup line (if you click the label you can select as many as you want). However even crossposting is frowned upon unless it's necessary. If in doubt don't. Wait and if noone answers then crosspost to a couple more groups.
 
I think it bothered me more that you YELLED at him not that you explained
about crossposting. <G>

If noone tells him he'll never know. And there's nothing like putting effort
into an answer to find out later that it was a waste of time. S/he (just in
case there's a female rusty somewhere) needs to know it pisses people off.

To crosspost put all newsgroups on the Newsgroup line (if you click the
label you can select as many as you want). However even crossposting is
frowned upon unless it's necessary. If in doubt don't. Wait and if noone
answers then crosspost to a couple more groups.
 
another good reason to use your web browser instead of the outdated and in my opinion useless OE. Just copy and paste this in your open IE address bar, click go or hit enter on your keyboard and away you go. http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/default.as
Then choose your group\name\e:mail address\search\author and so on and so on. Much more anonymous than OE or any mail program for that matter. I've never used OE and although I've given my mail program a try at the NGs I can't see what all the fuss is about. IE works fine. {:~)
 
What pisses me off lots more than cross posting is an inane answer like yours Candy. I have been answering these NGs for months and quite frankly who gives a damn about cross posting? Get a life and a thick skin. The same goes for those offended by CAPITALS. Quite frankly war and people like Bush piss me off much more. Take a pill and chill, life is entirely to short to be so anal. {:~)
 
You're an idiot better suited to working MS Works groups or MSN Explorer groups. You'll be with your peers.
 
If Bush continues to be successful, war is less likely. But
I agree in general with your comments about cross-posting
and CAPS.


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| What pisses me off lots more than cross posting is an
inane answer like yours Candy. I have been answering these
NGs for months and quite frankly who gives a damn about
cross posting? Get a life and a thick skin. The same goes
for those offended by CAPITALS. Quite frankly war and people
like Bush piss me off much more. Take a pill and chill, life
is entirely to short to be so anal. {:~)
 
"The Unknown P" said in
another good reason to use your web browser instead of the outdated
and in my opinion useless OE. Just copy and paste this in your open
IE address bar, click go or hit enter on your keyboard and away you
go.
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroups/default.asp
Then choose your group\name\e:mail address\search\author and so on
and so on. Much more anonymous than OE or any mail program for that
matter. I've never used OE and although I've given my mail program a
try at the NGs I can't see what all the fuss is about. IE works fine.
{:~)
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A web interface to newsgroups is much more functional than using an NNTP
compliant client? Okay, here's some easy questions for ya:

How do you watch a thread using the web interface to newgroups? You
can't!

How do you automatically color those messages posted by you or by any
particular sender so they are easily identified? Or, alternatively, how
do you automatically flag all your own posts to identify in which
threads you have participated?

If you decide you don't want to see any posts from a troll, how do you
block them (so you never see their crapola)? If you should take offense
at my post, how are you going to block me?

The world of computers and the Internet is not Microsoft. How do you
use a web interface to OTHER news servers that do not provide a web
interface? In other words, for Internet-standard news servers that use
the NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol), there is no web interface.
Don't be saying Google Groups is the answer which has its own set of
problems (no attachments, having to use an e-mail address to validate an
account signup and then use it to post, taking 4 hours before your post
shows up, constantly having to click a "more" link to read the rest of a
message which then removes you from the frame view showing the thread
and instead get stuck into a single-post view, and so on). Also, there
are "private" news servers that do NOT sync up their newsgroups across
the world with other news servers, so Google Groups will never have
those newsgroups. Some private news servers have private access, like
within your company for company-only communications. Some private news
servers have public access, like news.grc.com.

How do you filter the posts so you view only those that are dated within
the last 5 or 10 days? Do you really need to read all those old posts,
or are you really interested in those that appeared today, or maybe
within the last few days? By filtering out posts outside a 5-day limit
then you not only delete old message that you won't read anyway but you
also delete those future-dated messages from users that can't figure out
how to set their computer's clock.

When looking for a particular post, and with only a single input textbox
available in which to specify your search criteria when using a web
interface, how do you differentiate your search to find those posts from
sender "King" from those posts where the message content talked about
"Martin Luther King"? You have no way to specify in which portion of
the posts to do the search.

If you are a dial-up user (I'm not but used to be a long time ago), how
do you store an offline copy of all the messages or, at least, their
headers so you can later review them while offline? You can't. The web
interface requires that you be online to look. There is no history or
store of messages available to look at them offline.

What if there are offensive messages in the newsgroup. How do you
delete them so you won't see them when revisiting that newsgroup? Some
a-hole posts porn, spam, or other unrelated and undesirable message.
Why bother having to see even its header everyday until it eventually
expires off the server when, in OE, you could just hit the Del key to
remove it from your local store and because its message ID already got
downloaded then that message won't reappear in the message list anymore.
You have no way of trimming out messages from newsgroup. Hell, you
don't even have a way to define a view to dictate what messages you can
see. You have to see them all.

So a web interface to newsgroups is more powerful, huh? NOT!
 
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