Hi:

Running MS Office Outlook 2007 and cannot access the "News" option to
subscribe to MS Newsgroups.

When I use the drop down arrow for Add/Remove Buttons>Customize>Commands
Tab>selecting GO under Categories it does not show the option News under
Commands where I can drag it to the Toolbar and establish a MS Newsgroups
Account.

Does anyone have an idea as to why "News" is not listed?

Thanks,

ColTom2

Outlook cannot subscribe to newsgroups. It is not a newsreader. The News
command is only available if you have a newsreader installed. Do you?

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Russ Valentine
"ColTom2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:87734D78-20F2-409D-BDBB-(E-Mail Removed)...
> Hi:
>
> Running MS Office Outlook 2007 and cannot access the "News" option to
> subscribe to MS Newsgroups.
>
> When I use the drop down arrow for Add/Remove Buttons>Customize>Commands
> Tab>selecting GO under Categories it does not show the option News under
> Commands where I can drag it to the Toolbar and establish a MS Newsgroups
> Account.
>
> Does anyone have an idea as to why "News" is not listed?
>
> Thanks,
>
> ColTom2
>
>

Russ Valentine wrote:

> Outlook cannot subscribe to newsgroups. It is not a newsreader. The News
> command is only available if you have a newsreader installed. Do you?

As I recall from reading other replies in newsgroups, and even if you have a
newsreader designated in Internet Options -> Programs, OL2007 will not show
a "News" menu entry (that runs some OTHER program since Outlook does *not*
support NNTP) when run under Windows 7. There really is no point in showing
a News menu in Outlook when Outlook has nothing to do with newsgroups and
instead starts some other program to handle NNTP (network news transfer
protocol). A shortcut in a toolbar in the Windows taskbar is just as
convenient, if not more, for starting your newsreader as having to drill
through menus in Outlook (after first having to load Outlook to then just go
start some other program).

Outlook 2007 has a News command just like every other version. Only Outlook
2010 does not.

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Russ Valentine
"VanguardLH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hktk3p$oa2$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Russ Valentine wrote:
>
>> Outlook cannot subscribe to newsgroups. It is not a newsreader. The News
>> command is only available if you have a newsreader installed. Do you?
>
> As I recall from reading other replies in newsgroups, and even if you have
> a
> newsreader designated in Internet Options -> Programs, OL2007 will not
> show
> a "News" menu entry (that runs some OTHER program since Outlook does *not*
> support NNTP) when run under Windows 7. There really is no point in
> showing
> a News menu in Outlook when Outlook has nothing to do with newsgroups and
> instead starts some other program to handle NNTP (network news transfer
> protocol). A shortcut in a toolbar in the Windows taskbar is just as
> convenient, if not more, for starting your newsreader as having to drill
> through menus in Outlook (after first having to load Outlook to then just
> go
> start some other program).

Russ Valentine wrote:

> Outlook 2007 has a News command just like every other version.

But does it /show/ it when running under Windows 7? Not from what I read.
Did you actually install OL2007 on Windows 7 to test your claim?

From what I've read, the News entry is missing and there is no "news"
command available when customizing the Go category to let users add the News
command /when/ running under *Windows 7*.

http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/missing_news.htm

Since Windows 7 doesn't come with a newsreader, there isn't one that can be
ran by the News command in Outlook. According to this article:

"Win7 does not include a mail and news client and Outlook does not
recognize Windows Live Mail or other clients, only OE and Vista's Mail,
neither of which come with Win7."

So installing a newsreader in Windows 7 will still not get the News command
available to add to the Go menu.

"Russ Valentine" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Outlook 2007 has a News command just like every other version. Only
> Outlook 2010 does not.
>

Outlook 2007 on Windows 7 does NOT have a "news" command and you cannot add
it.

"VanguardLH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
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> Russ Valentine wrote:
>
>> Outlook 2007 has a News command just like every other version.
>
> But does it /show/ it when running under Windows 7? Not from what I read.
> Did you actually install OL2007 on Windows 7 to test your claim?

You are correct - it doesn't.

Early builds of 2010 had the News command if your OS has an nntp client
included. I only have it on win7 right now, so I can't check if the new
builds do.

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http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=36602

"Russ Valentine" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Outlook 2007 has a News command just like every other version. Only
> Outlook 2010 does not.
>
> --
> Russ Valentine
> "VanguardLH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:hktk3p$oa2$(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Russ Valentine wrote:
>>
>>> Outlook cannot subscribe to newsgroups. It is not a newsreader. The News
>>> command is only available if you have a newsreader installed. Do you?
>>
>> As I recall from reading other replies in newsgroups, and even if you
>> have a
>> newsreader designated in Internet Options -> Programs, OL2007 will not
>> show
>> a "News" menu entry (that runs some OTHER program since Outlook does
>> *not*
>> support NNTP) when run under Windows 7. There really is no point in
>> showing
>> a News menu in Outlook when Outlook has nothing to do with newsgroups and
>> instead starts some other program to handle NNTP (network news transfer
>> protocol). A shortcut in a toolbar in the Windows taskbar is just as
>> convenient, if not more, for starting your newsreader as having to drill
>> through menus in Outlook (after first having to load Outlook to then just
>> go
>> start some other program).
>

Who said anything about Windows 7? Fact not in evidence.
--
Russ Valentine
"VanguardLH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:hku41m$foq$(E-Mail Removed)...
> Russ Valentine wrote:
>
>> Outlook 2007 has a News command just like every other version.
>
> But does it /show/ it when running under Windows 7? Not from what I read.
> Did you actually install OL2007 on Windows 7 to test your claim?
>
> From what I've read, the News entry is missing and there is no "news"
> command available when customizing the Go category to let users add the
> News
> command /when/ running under *Windows 7*.
>
> http://www.outlook-tips.net/howto/missing_news.htm
>
> Since Windows 7 doesn't come with a newsreader, there isn't one that can
> be
> ran by the News command in Outlook. According to this article:
>
> "Win7 does not include a mail and news client and Outlook does not
> recognize Windows Live Mail or other clients, only OE and Vista's Mail,
> neither of which come with Win7."
>
> So installing a newsreader in Windows 7 will still not get the News
> command
> available to add to the Go menu.

Current version of 2010 has no News command even on Win XP with Outlook
Express installed.
--
Russ Valentine
"Diane Poremsky [MVP]" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed)...
> Early builds of 2010 had the News command if your OS has an nntp client
> included. I only have it on win7 right now, so I can't check if the new
> builds do.
>
> --
> Diane Poremsky [MVP - Outlook]
> Outlook Tips: http://www.outlook-tips.net/
> Outlook & Exchange Solutions Center: http://www.slipstick.com/
>
> Outlook Tips by email:
> mailto:dailytips-subscribe-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> EMO - a weekly newsletter about Outlook and Exchange:
> mailto:EMO-NEWSLETTER-SUBSCRIBE-(E-Mail Removed)
>
> How many email accounts are in your main Outlook profile?
> http://forums.slipstick.com/showthread.php?t=36602
>
> "Russ Valentine" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
> news:(E-Mail Removed)...
>> Outlook 2007 has a News command just like every other version. Only
>> Outlook 2010 does not.
>>
>> --
>> Russ Valentine
>> "VanguardLH" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
>> news:hktk3p$oa2$(E-Mail Removed)...
>>> Russ Valentine wrote:
>>>
>>>> Outlook cannot subscribe to newsgroups. It is not a newsreader. The
>>>> News
>>>> command is only available if you have a newsreader installed. Do you?
>>>
>>> As I recall from reading other replies in newsgroups, and even if you
>>> have a
>>> newsreader designated in Internet Options -> Programs, OL2007 will not
>>> show
>>> a "News" menu entry (that runs some OTHER program since Outlook does
>>> *not*
>>> support NNTP) when run under Windows 7. There really is no point in
>>> showing
>>> a News menu in Outlook when Outlook has nothing to do with newsgroups
>>> and
>>> instead starts some other program to handle NNTP (network news transfer
>>> protocol). A shortcut in a toolbar in the Windows taskbar is just as
>>> convenient, if not more, for starting your newsreader as having to drill
>>> through menus in Outlook (after first having to load Outlook to then
>>> just go
>>> start some other program).
>>