Outlook does not have a built-in newsreader, much to my dismay. Use Outlook
Express or Windows Mail to access them.

How to subscribe to newsgroups in Outlook Express
http://support.microsoft.com/kb/171190

(If you are using Windows Mail, which is part of Vista, the directions are
pretty much the same, if not exactly.)

--
JoAnn Paules
MVP Microsoft [Publisher]

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How to ask a question
http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375


"topazcrazycat" <topazcrazycat@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> "topazcrazycat" wrote:
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>> Messages prior to 'last week' seem to disappear - where do they go? How
>> do I
>> find them?
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> I'm using Microsoft Outlook - how do I go about using something more
> efficient?