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Old 01-04-2007, 03:09 AM
Tim Slattery
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Re: How to access Usenet Newsgroups

"Nihang Shah" <sprakes******.com> wrote:

>Hey, anyone there?
>
>I sure can access msnews.microsoft.com. But, they are related to Microsoft
>products and services.
>
>How can one access Usenet Groups using Outlook Express?


You're accessing Microsoft's server, msnews.microsoft.com. That server
carries only the microsoft.public.* groups.

To find other groups, you'll have to find a different Usenet server.
Check with your ISP, they probably have one that carries a wide array
of groups. If not (some are too cheap to offer this) there are other
services that you can subscribe to to get access.

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Old 01-04-2007, 03:09 AM