Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?

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.
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"Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]" what@ever wrote in message
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No. Each as its use and I seldom need to use them at the same time. In
fact, I usually close Outlook when answering posts in news groups.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375

After furious head scratching, D. Spencer Hines asked:

| Thank you.
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| I'll try it. NewsHound in Outlook.
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| Why separate programs?
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| Don't you waste a lot of time going back and forth?
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| Also:
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| Outlook 2003 is dead and buried?
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|| You can try NewsHound - many find it nice and configurable.
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|| I prefer to keep my news groups and mail in separate programs.
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|| Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]
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|| Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact.
|| ALWAYS post your Outlook version.
|| How to ask a question: http://support.microsoft.com/KB/555375
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|| After furious head scratching, D. Spencer Hines asked:
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||| Are there...
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||| Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?
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||| If not, are there good, stable, full-featured add-ins from other
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||| If so...
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||| Which is the best?

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

Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?

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



None of the add-ins, and I've used all the common ones, are IMHO anything
LIKE as good as using a dedicated News Reader. Even OE/Windows Mail are
better at the job than the add-ins...

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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)

D. Spencer Hines wrote:

NOTE: The following UNRELATED newsgroups due to Hines' shotgunning to
non-Outlook groups were omitted from my reply (they have nothing to do
with add-ons for Outlook):

- microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general
- microsoft.public.windows.inetexplorer.ie6_outlooke xpress
- microsoft.public.windows.live.mail.desktop

Thank you.

I'll try it. NewsHound in Outlook.

Why separate programs?

Don't you waste a lot of time going back and forth?

Also:

Outlook 2003 is dead and buried?

NNTP (Network News Transfer Protocol) is not supported in any version of
Outlook. You can get an add-on to add NNTP support. Otherwise, when
you clicked the News button in Outlook, it loaded Outlook Express to do
newsgroups, so you were using 2 programs before, anyway.

Also, I suspect (but cannot verify since the Newshound site doesn't have
an online manual) that you are limited to using only the rules available
in Outlook to filter, colorize, or otherwise manage newsgroup posts. I
left Outlook Express and Thunderbird because their rules set sucks for
handling newsgroup posts. Outlook does e-mail very well. It wasn't
designed for newsgroups, and I doubt an add-on is going to significantly
add more filter rules to Outlook (and I would be surprised if regular
expressions were supported).

I believe Newshound has a trial period so you can see if it does what
you want and to see if it has additional features to keep you happy with
it as you want to do more management with newsgroup posts. It isn't a
free solution (cost is $30).

Thanks.

So, which newsreader do you use?

[XP Pro SP3]
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Gordon" wrote in message
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"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
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Are there...

Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?

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


None of the add-ins, and I've used all the common ones, are IMHO anything
LIKE as good as using a dedicated News Reader. Even OE/Windows Mail are
better at the job than the add-ins...

--
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)

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

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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)

"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.

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

All my mail and newsgroup accounts are side-by-side in OE.

Very convenient and no lost places.

Much faster than switching back and forth between two entirely different
programs.

Plus...

Everything new can be downloaded at once.
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DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Tom Koch" wrote in message
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"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.

--
Tom Koch
Awareness is free.
http://tomsterdam.com
http://insideoe.com

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.
--
DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

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





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Clif

I used to like having all in one.... (in outlook express)

but then I started using Outlook so I needed a different app for newsgroups
(I did research and found those add ins for outlook (not the newshound one
though that's new) and I didn't like them)
then after some time I started liking having 2 programs, and I think I like
it better that way at least for me.

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"D. Spencer Hines" wrote in message
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All my mail and newsgroup accounts are side-by-side in OE.

Very convenient and no lost places.

Much faster than switching back and forth between two entirely different
programs.

Plus...

Everything new can be downloaded at once.
--
DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Deus Vult

"Tom Koch" wrote in message
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"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.

--
Tom Koch
Awareness is free.
http://tomsterdam.com
http://insideoe.com