How do I setup newsgroups? I have a listing for Microsoft communities, but I looking for other groups to subscribe to. Thanks.
Henry

"Henry Krautter" How do I setup newsgroups? I have a listing for Microsoft communities, but I looking for other groups to subscribe to. Thanks.
Henry First you needs to set up a Newsgroup Account... Tools>Accounts>Add>Newsgroups (get newsserver details from ISP)
Then... Help>What are Newsgroups>Subscribe to a Newgroup

"Julian" "Henry Krautter" How do I setup newsgroups? I have a listing for Microsoft communities, but I looking for other groups to subscribe to. Thanks.
Henry First you needs to set up a Newsgroup Account... Tools>Accounts>Add>Newsgroups (get newsserver details from ISP)
Then... Help>What are Newsgroups>Subscribe to a Newgroup
Julian, he already set up the M$ server for this group, he posted from WM :-)

" mac"

What a rotter!

"Henry Krautter" How do I setup newsgroups? I have a listing for Microsoft communities, but I looking for other groups to subscribe to. Thanks.
Henry
Well it looks like you got this one setup OK Henry.
First thing to do now is 'munge' your email address before you make another post!!
Go to tools>accounts>double click the M$ communities account>on the General Tab change the email address to hwk NOSPAM.juno.com.
Next thing to do is go to tools>options>read tab and ensure that you have a tick in Get ### headers, I set mine to 50 to start with.
On the toolbar you will see the Newsgroups button, click that, then 'reset list' to ensure that you have all available on the M$ server, now select the other groups that you want to subscribe to, I suggest doing them one at a time and use 'GoTo', that way you will only get the ### of messages that you set earlier. this group alone would throw about 30,000 at you if you do it any differently.
Now you need to select Microsoft Communities in the folder tree and set the sync settings, I have 'all messages' set.
Now go to the view menu>layout>customize toolbar>in the left pane select Sync All>add, move the button up or down the toolbar to suit you? Use that button to get all your mail and newsgroup messages at the same time.
So now you have the subscribed newsgroups, they will show something like 50 messages 32,000 not downloaded, to get more messages on the tools menu>get next headers, when you feel you have gone far enough back right click the newsgroup>catch up.
That should get you started.
Your ISP may provide a news service, check at their website for the settings. Anything else, get back.

A quite backwater here at news://dogagent.com or busier at news://annexcafe,com (but soon you will have to register).
Dave
"Henry Krautter" How do I setup newsgroups? I have a listing for Microsoft communities, but I looking for other groups to subscribe to. Thanks.
Henry

"Julian"

My way to check where messages are posted from is that I have a news rule set up, it highlights in Blue any post that comes from discussions.microsoft.com

" mac"

Very useful rule, I just adopted it. Gary VanderMolen

"Gary VanderMolen"

Gary, did you do the Apply Now with the rule to this group, their are a lot more coming from the CDO than not. When you consider that the Communities feature is built in to WM. That web interface is horrible to use, and many just never find there way back to find any answers.