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Bruce

I use MS Newsgroups with OE, {obviously}, but someone asked me how to set it
up and it's been so long, I forgot!!! Instructions please.
Thanks a lot.
Bruce
 
Here's a specific post on MS servers

Here's a post on your default news server (if you have one and if it has the post)

Here's a group on MS servers (this will set it up)
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

Here's a group on your ISP server
 
Actually, it's not obvious how you access these newsgroups unless we check
the properties of your post since these groups can also be accessed through
a web interface. For the sake of all of us who contribute regularly, please
don't tell your friend that.

That said, for Outlook Express 6, go to Tools, select Accounts, go to the
News tab, click Add, select News, follow the screens and use the following
server name to access these groups, msnews.microsoft.com. This server does
NOT require a password or secure password authentication.

When complete, the user will see a message that he is not subscribed to any
newsgroups on this server and asked if he'd like to see a list, answer
"Yes." When complete, in the search box type windowsxp and press enter.
All Windows XP groups will appear. He need only double click a group to
"subscribe." To unsubscribe he need only right click the group and select
"unsubscribe."
 
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