Re: Are we jumping the gun on the closer issue ???/Don


"John Doherty" <jdoherty@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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In <22562-44390B85-673@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>, Randy RI wrote:

BTW, I am thinking of ditching this WebTV and getting a 'puter (I
use one for work anyway). How do you get in to this ng with a
computer?

It varies, but it's not hard. Assuming your PC runs Windows, then you
can use Outlook as a newsreader, but try not to get into the bad
habits (top-posting, mostly) that its interface encourages. There are
a bunch of other choices, too, some free, some not.

You can also access newsgroups with a web browser at
<http://groups.google.com>, but apparently their interface makes
quoting from the article to which you're responding less convenient
than it ought to be, which is sort of unfortunate.

If you use a standalone newsreader (Outlook or something else), you'll
also need to know the name of a news server: for example, I access
newsgroups by pointing my newsreader at news.newsguy.com. Most ISPs
operate news servers that their subscribers can use.

Not to nitpick but I'm 99% sure you can't use Outlook for newsgroups. You
have to use Outlook Express. I think you need MS Office to get Express.


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