Re: Newsreaders

....<snippage all over>....
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?

"John Doherty" wrote

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....[]...
You can also access newsgroups with a web browser at
<http://groups.google.com>, ..[]..less convenient

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.

"Jim Tiberio" <jimtiberio@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:49sscsFq9m71U1@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

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.

John Fariss wrote:

Outlook comes w/ Office & it defaults to Express for NGs.


i would use Netscape or Mozilla if possible....
seems odd that IE doesnt have a totally obvious way.

gosh i like my mozilla interface on linux.....


- nate
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