Server Name for public.microsoft?

[Rick B]

I want to use Outlook Express to browse this newsgroup (microsoft.com)

What do I enter in the Server Name?

I tried public.microsoft
and www.microsoft.com

What do I enter to be able to locate the Windows and MS Office newsgroups?

Thanks!

 

[Stealth]

Try Microsoft.public

 

[John Barnett MVP]

Try news.microsoft.com

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[Nepatsfan]

I want to use Outlook Express to browse this newsgroup (microsoft.com)

What do I enter in the Server Name?

I tried public.microsoft
and www.microsoft.com

What do I enter to be able to locate the Windows and MS Office newsgroups?

Thanks!

The server is msnews.microsoft.com.

Take a look at these articles for more info.

http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone/newsgroupsetup.mspx

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

Good luck

Nepatsfan

 

[Rick B]

I found it. It is

news.microsoft.com


Thanks all.

 

[Mick Murphy]

http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm

Above is how to set up the Newsreader.
msnews.microsoft.com is the NNTP server

This discussion Group: microsoft.public.windowsxp.general

 

[Peter Foldes]

news.microsoft.com is the name of the server

 

[Bob I]

Read here
http://aumha.org/nntp.htm

We are here
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general