How do I get to news from Outlook 2003 (Not outlook express) ???

[Fred Mau]

I want to get to news directly from Outlook without having to explicity set
up the whole Outlook Express. The offline help file says I should be able to
do it via the below instructions.

Problem is, it won't let me do this; I get a black 'X' on the mouse cusor
when I try to drag 'news' to 'Go'.

This is on my laptop that was built by our corporate IT dept. Does the 'X'
mean they somehow have me 'locked out' from news ? Or is it recognizing that
I've set News up separately directly in OE, (although I want to undo that
once I get outlook working) ?

From the offline help file:
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Start the newsgroup reader
The first time you use the newsreader, you must add the News command to the
Go menu.

1.. Add the News command to the Go menu.
How?

1.. On the Standard toolbar, click the Toolbar Options arrow .
2.. Point to Add or Remove Buttons, and then click Customize.
3.. Click the Commands tab.
4.. In the Categories list, click Go.
5.. In the Commands list, click News, and drag it, without releasing the
mouse, until it rests over the Go menu. When the menu displays a list of
commands, point to where you want the command to appear, and then release
the mouse.
2.. Click the Go menu, and then click News.

 

[DL]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

 

[DL]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

 

[DL]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

 

[DL]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

 

[DL]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

 

[DL]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

 

[DL]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
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=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Donald McDaniel]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

In actuality, Outlook uses WHATEVER your Default Windows Newsreader
is. In the majority of cases, this happens to be Outlook Express,
since it is provided with the OS for free.

However, you can use ANY Windows Newsreader you desire.

In ANY case, you will STILL have to set up the Newsreader accounts,
download all the newsgroups, subscribe to the newsgroups you desire,
then download the headers...ALL within the NEWSREADER, not Outlook.
Outlook just calls the Default Windows Newsreader as a child-process.


Donald McDaniel
==============================================Donald L McDaniel
Please reply to the original thread
so that conversations may be kept in order
=======================================================

 

[Fred Mau]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

What's strange is, OE works fine as a standalone newsreader (I'm using it
now), but I have to explicitly start OE from the start menu.

I *should* be able to get to the newreader portion of OE by adding it to the
"GO..." menu of OL per the offline help. But all I get is the black 'X', it
won't let me do it.

IT claims they haven't specifically blocked news. On the other have, they
have added other security that may have unintentionally or indirectly done
so.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

What's strange is, OE works fine as a standalone newsreader (I'm using it
now), but I have to explicitly start OE from the start menu.

I *should* be able to get to the newreader portion of OE by adding it to the
"GO..." menu of OL per the offline help. But all I get is the black 'X', it
won't let me do it.

IT claims they haven't specifically blocked news. On the other have, they
have added other security that may have unintentionally or indirectly done
so.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.
Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

What's strange is, OE works fine as a standalone newsreader (I'm using it
now), but I have to explicitly start OE from the start menu.

I *should* be able to get to the newreader portion of OE by adding it to the
"GO..." menu of OL per the offline help. But all I get is the black 'X', it
won't let me do it.

IT claims they haven't specifically blocked news. On the other have, they
have added other security that may have unintentionally or indirectly done
so.

- FM -