Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?

Outlook Express has never had any spell check of its own, but TinySpell does
what you would want if you still used OE.

TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"CBoom" wrote in message
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I would use Outlook express still... IF IT HAD inline spell checking (you
know underlying the text when you have a spelling error)

I have grown to like that in live mail desktop and thunderbird...

If outlook express had that I would use it when I am on XP, because it
launches very fast!

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"Clif McIrvin" wrote in message
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Interesting Thread.

I am by no means a heavy newsgroup user; I also have found OE to be easy
to use and (mostly) adequate for my purposes.

Due to that "mostly", I have invested some effort into exploring other
options and also use Thunderbird. Due to the fact that I first learned
newsgroups on OE I find some of the user interface uncomfortable ... but
I suspect that had I started with Thunderbird instead of OE it would be
more comfortable.

For me, the biggest roadblock to investigating an actual newsreader is
simply lack of available time.

Right now, I actually use Outlook, Thunderbird, and OE for different
purposes -- and have different newsgroups subscribed in OE and
Thunderbird.

If you haven't looked at Thunderbird it could well be worth your while to
check it out.

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Clif

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
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I agree.

Outlook Express 6 suits me just fine for both mail and newsgroups...

But it's being deliberately obsoleted...

And Microsoft seems incapable at present of replacing it with software
of the same calibre.

WLM just doesn't measure up -- and is riddled with bugs.
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Gordon" wrote in message
...

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...

Thanks.

So, which newsreader do you use?

Personally, whatever the "die-hard" news addicts may tell you. I find
Outlook Express/Windows mail perfectly adequate for the task...





--
Clif

I would use Outlook express still... IF IT HAD inline spell checking

Perhaps TinySpell:
http://www.tinyspell.m6.net/ (Checks the spelling as you type).

"CBoom" wrote in message
...
| I would use Outlook express still... IF IT HAD inline spell checking (you
| know underlying the text when you have a spelling error)
|
| I have grown to like that in live mail desktop and thunderbird...
|
| If outlook express had that I would use it when I am on XP, because it
| launches very fast!
|
| --
| For tips, tricks and tutorials visit my blog below:
| http://computerboom.blogspot.com
|
| "Clif McIrvin" wrote in message
| ...
| Interesting Thread.
|
| I am by no means a heavy newsgroup user; I also have found OE to be easy
| to use and (mostly) adequate for my purposes.
|
| Due to that "mostly", I have invested some effort into exploring other
| options and also use Thunderbird. Due to the fact that I first learned
| newsgroups on OE I find some of the user interface uncomfortable ... but
I
| suspect that had I started with Thunderbird instead of OE it would be
more
| comfortable.
|
| For me, the biggest roadblock to investigating an actual newsreader is
| simply lack of available time.
|
| Right now, I actually use Outlook, Thunderbird, and OE for different
| purposes -- and have different newsgroups subscribed in OE and
| Thunderbird.
|
| If you haven't looked at Thunderbird it could well be worth your while
to
| check it out.
|
| --
| Clif
|
| "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
| ...
| I agree.
|
| Outlook Express 6 suits me just fine for both mail and newsgroups...
|
| But it's being deliberately obsoleted...
|
| And Microsoft seems incapable at present of replacing it with software
of
| the same calibre.
|
| WLM just doesn't measure up -- and is riddled with bugs.
| --
| DSH
| Lux et Veritas et Libertas
| Deus Vult
|
| "Gordon" wrote in message
| ...
|
| "D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
| ...
|
| Thanks.
|
| So, which newsreader do you use?
|
| Personally, whatever the "die-hard" news addicts may tell you. I find
| Outlook Express/Windows mail perfectly adequate for the task...
|
|
|
|
|
| --
| Clif
|

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
I agree.

Outlook Express 6 suits me just fine for both mail and newsgroups...

But it's being deliberately obsoleted...

And Microsoft seems incapable at present of replacing it with software of
the same calibre.

WLM just doesn't measure up -- and is riddled with bugs.


Then I would definitely recommend Mozilla Thunderbird.

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Asking a question?
Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about,
your OS, Service Pack level
and the FULL contents of any error message(s)

I am presently using Newshound for Outlook and have experience with
Mapilabs NNTP for Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live
Mail, Thunderbird and other dedicated news clients. While using OE, WM,
WLM and Thunderbird make reading newsgroups pretty simple out of the box
there are some advantages to using Outl0ok with an add-in as your news
client.
With Newshound you have access to most Outlook features so you can use
Outlook Categories or flag specific newsgroup posts. You can also drag
them to tasks (i.e. a link you want to check out later) just like you do
with email. You can design your own customized views for reading
messages and you can also archive using Outlooks archiving features and
rules to a local pst file or for that matter have your newsgroups
delivered to a local pst file. With an Exchange based email account
with a sufficient mailbox size you can also store your newsgroups within
Exchange thereby making them accessible from multiple computers or
through Outlook Web Access on the web. This is a plus for me as I
switch between multiple computers and there was no other way to keep my
read\unread messages in sync between machines. Newshound will allow you
to retrieve just message headers or headers and bodies. It has
colorized quoting which is nice.

It has taken some time for me to adjust to using Newshound for Outlook
for news reading and I am fairly familiar with Outlook so I am able to
customize Outlook in order to make it work like I want. If you're
relatively comfortable with Outlook, Newshound offers a 30 day free
trial so you can give it a try and see if it suits your needs. One of
the first things I did after installing it was create a new Newsgroup
view that only shows unread posts. The only view it includes is one
that shows all posts. Another behaviour that took some getting use to
is that it moves message threads with the most recent posting to the top
of the thread list.

Because I'm using an Exchange based email account and prefer not to have
to switch between separate email\PIM, newsgroup and RSS clients, while
not perfect, Newshound for Outlook is a good compromise for me.


"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
:

I have it.

It's a SNAFU.

I'm looking at Outlook.

DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

----- Original Message -----

From: "CBoom"
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.outlook.general,microsoft.public. outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.in etexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress,microsoft.public.win dows.live.mail.desktop
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:17 AM
Subject: Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?



Microsoft wants you to use windows mail desktop to do that... and that's
one of the newsgroup you posted on

get that program here http://download.live.com

Good luck

- CBoom
http:.//computerboom.blogspot.com


"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...

Are there...

Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?

If not, are there good, stable, full-featured add-ins from other parties?

If so...

Which is the best?
--
DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Tom Koch" wrote in message ...
"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
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Better Security to keep them separate?

I'm just very comfortable having them side-by-side in OE.

I would be uncomfortable separating them -- unless there were some really
good reason.

Having separate news and mail isn't really for security. It's for
convenience. If you are reading a newsgroup and want to check your email
without losing your place in the group, it's much easier if your mail is in
a separate program. I occasionally want to do that, and so keep WLM client
set up with my IMAP mail account. I run that only if I'm busy in newsgroup
in WinMail and want to check my inbox without leaving the newsgroup.

That's exactly what I do. Great minds think alike. :-)
Even if one is not concerned about losing one's place, the latency involved
with switching modes in WLM is greater than simply switching to the other
program's screen.

--
Gary VanderMolen, MS-MVP (Mail)

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...

So, which newsreader do you use?

I usually use Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail for non-binary groups and
a different one (I can't recall its name right now - senior moment, I guess)
for yEnc-enabled groups. I've used a yEnc proxy for OE in the past but
didn't like it all that well.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

VERY helpful...

Thank you very much.

What's this Outlook Connector folks are talking about?

Do I need it?

I have Outlook 2003 and XP Pro SP3.
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Megabyte" wrote in message
...

I am presently using Newshound for Outlook and have experience with
Mapilabs NNTP for Outlook, Outlook Express, Windows Mail, Windows Live
Mail, Thunderbird and other dedicated news clients. While using OE, WM,
WLM and Thunderbird make reading newsgroups pretty simple out of the box
there are some advantages to using Outl0ok with an add-in as your news
client.

With Newshound you have access to most Outlook features so you can use
Outlook Categories or flag specific newsgroup posts. You can also drag
them to tasks (i.e. a link you want to check out later) just like you do
with email. You can design your own customized views for reading messages
and you can also archive using Outlooks archiving features and rules to a
local pst file or for that matter have your newsgroups delivered to a
local pst file. With an Exchange based email account with a sufficient
mailbox size you can also store your newsgroups within Exchange thereby
making them accessible from multiple computers or through Outlook Web
Access on the web. This is a plus for me as I switch between multiple
computers and there was no other way to keep my read\unread messages in
sync between machines. Newshound will allow you to retrieve just message
headers or headers and bodies. It has colorized quoting which is nice.

It has taken some time for me to adjust to using Newshound for Outlook for
news reading and I am fairly familiar with Outlook so I am able to
customize Outlook in order to make it work like I want. If you're
relatively comfortable with Outlook, Newshound offers a 30 day free trial
so you can give it a try and see if it suits your needs. One of the first
things I did after installing it was create a new Newsgroup view that only
shows unread posts. The only view it includes is one that shows all
posts. Another behaviour that took some getting use to is that it moves
message threads with the most recent posting to the top of the thread
list.

Because I'm using an Exchange based email account and prefer not to have
to switch between separate email\PIM, newsgroup and RSS clients, while not
perfect, Newshound for Outlook is a good compromise for me.


"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
:

I have it.

It's a SNAFU.

I'm looking at Outlook.

DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

----- Original Message -----

From: "CBoom"
Newsgroups:
microsoft.public.outlook.general,microsoft.public. outlookexpress.general,microsoft.public.windows.in etexplorer.ie6_outlookexpress,microsoft.public.win dows.live.mail.desktop
Sent: Monday, January 19, 2009 1:17 AM
Subject: Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?



Microsoft wants you to use windows mail desktop to do that... and
that's
one of the newsgroup you posted on

get that program here http://download.live.com

Good luck

- CBoom
http:.//computerboom.blogspot.com


"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...

Are there...

Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?

If not, are there good, stable, full-featured add-ins from other
parties?

If so...

Which is the best?
--
DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...
VERY helpful...

Thank you very much.

What's this Outlook Connector folks are talking about?


Outlook Connector enables the sending and receiving of free Hotmail within
Outlook



--
Asking a question?
Please tell us the version of the application you are asking about,
your OS, Service Pack level
and the FULL contents of any error message(s)

Thank you...

Makes Good Sense.
--
DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]" wrote in message
...

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
...

So, which newsreader do you use?

I usually use Outlook Express or Windows Live Mail for non-binary groups
and a different one (I can't recall its name right now - senior moment, I
guess) for yEnc-enabled groups. I've used a yEnc proxy for OE in the past
but didn't like it all that well.
--
Brian Tillman [MVP-Outlook]

Is it available from Microsoft?
--
DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Gordon" wrote in message
...

"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message

...

VERY helpful...

Thank you very much.

What's this Outlook Connector folks are talking about?


Outlook Connector enables the sending and receiving of free Hotmail within
Outlook