I'd like to make a database re: information from a newsgroup. Is there an
inexpensive way to mass convert downloaded messages to a simple text file?
How about individual posts to seperate text files?
Thanks

If I see any I like I copy and then paste into notepad and have built up
quite a library over the years. I then save in "My documents".
I do the same with the emails I wish to keep as it makes it much easier in
transferring to a new computer.


"AKA Gray Asphalt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> I'd like to make a database re: information from a newsgroup. Is there an
> inexpensive way to mass convert downloaded messages to a simple text file?
> How about individual posts to seperate text files?
> Thanks
>
>

The newsgroup stuff totals about 2 megs. Is there some way to convert it all
without having to go through each post?

"Stewart" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> If I see any I like I copy and then paste into notepad and have built up
> quite a library over the years. I then save in "My documents".
> I do the same with the emails I wish to keep as it makes it much easier in
> transferring to a new computer.
>
>
> "AKA Gray Asphalt" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:nKrzg.39785$AB3.7847@fed1read02...
>> I'd like to make a database re: information from a newsgroup. Is there an
>> inexpensive way to mass convert downloaded messages to a simple text
>> file?
>> How about individual posts to seperate text files?
>> Thanks

AKA Gray Asphalt <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> The newsgroup stuff totals about 2 megs. Is there some way to convert
> it all without having to go through each post?

With an appropriate NNTP client, sure, but none of this is an Outlook issue
because Outlook doesn't "do" NNTP (without add-ins). Google for "convert
nntp text" and see what you find. nget and perl might be able to do the
job.
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Brian Tillman