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[Guest]

how do i get my microsoft newsgroup account back. evidently i have deleted
it. now that i know what they are i would like to read them again.

 

[Tim]

Hmmm...I hope I'm understanding your question. Just enter Microsoft's news
server address in your newsreader (msnews.microsoft.com) account setup
section and complete the rest of the account information (make up a name and
e-mail address, etc.) and that's it. There's no username/password if that is
what you were worried about.

Tim

 

[Cal Bear '66]

Tools > Accounts, Add button, Newsgroup Account, next, enter Display name, next,
enter E-mail (phony) address, next, News (NNTP) server: msnews.microsoft.com

 

[Just Plain Rick]

Thanks, I needed to be pointed in the direction of the nntp server. Brain
started working after seeing that.

 

[Ed.]

Is msnews.microsoft.com the same as the Microsoft Communities that come with
Vista's Windows Mail ?
I use to use msnews.microsoft.com in XP with Outlook Express. Since I got
Vista I have been using Microsoft Communities and found all in it that I had
subscribed to in XP and wondering if I am missing some or not.

Thanks

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

Yes, it's the same.

Gary VanderMolen

Is msnews.microsoft.com the same as the Microsoft Communities that come with Vista's Windows Mail ?
I use to use msnews.microsoft.com in XP with Outlook Express. Since I got Vista I have been using Microsoft Communities and
found all in it that I had subscribed to in XP and wondering if I am missing some or not.

Thanks

 

[Ed.]

OK on the same and thank you for the reply.

Ed.

Yes, it's the same.

Gary VanderMolen

 

[Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE/WM]

Yes, it's the same.

Gary VanderMolen

The same with some added features.