OL2000: Installing and Using the Outlook Newsreader
ID: Q195879
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SUMMARY
Microsoft Outlook 2000 uses Microsoft Outlook Express for a newsreader.
Installation of this component places a News option on the "Go To" entry of
the View menu in Outlook.
MORE INFORMATIONConfiguring the Outlook Express Newsreader
- On the View menu in Outlook, point to Go To and click News.
- If you connect to the Internet using a dial-up connection, enter the
requested information in the Dial-up Connection dialog box and click
Connect.
If you connect to the Internet using a local area network (LAN)
connection, leave this dialog box empty and click Cancel.
- On the Outlook Express Tools menu, click Accounts. On the News tab,
click Add and then click News.
- In the Internet Connection Wizard, type a Display Name for the News
account. This name represents your identity in the newsgroups. Click
Next.
- In E-mail Address, type your e-mail address. Click Next.
- In News (NNTP) Server, type the name of the news server supplied
to you by your Internet Service Provider (ISP). This is usually in a
format similar to "News.domain.net." If your news server requires you to
log on, click to select (place a checkmark in) the "My news server
requires me to log on" check box. Click Next, click Finish, and click
Close.
- When asked, "Would you like to download newsgroups from the news account
you added?" click Yes. NOTE: If you want to do this later, click No.
- In the list of newsgroups, click to select a newsgroup, click
Subscribe, and then click OK. This adds the selected newsgroup
to the Outlook Express Name window.
- Double-click the name of a newsgroup to open it and view its entries.
To Use the Outlook Express Newsreader from Outlook
- On the View menu in Outlook, point to Go To and click News. This opens
Outlook Express.
- In the Folders window, click to select a newsgroup to which you have
subscribed. This downloads and display a list the messages in this
newsgroup.
- Double-click to open and read a message.
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Version : WINDOWS:2000
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto
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