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

[Michael Bednarek]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

[snip]

 

[Michael Bednarek]

OL has no newsreader capability, it actually uses OE newsreader.

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

Though your IT dept may have blocked the capability, ask them.

[snip]

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Fred Mau]

Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
<http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
<http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why anyone
would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a Newsreader, I
can't fathom.

I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews myself). But
this is a company machine. They have no objection to reading newsgroups on
my own time, but I can't add any software to the machine. Supposedly we have
an auditing program on our network (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all
the machines for unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not
going to risk finding out.

- FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -

 

[Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]]

To get the News command back, go back to the Programs tab in Control Panel |
Internet Options and change the default newsreader to Outlook Express. If
OE prompts you to make it your default newsreader the next time you launch
it, clear the "Always perform this check..." box and then click the No
button.

You may need to reset the Menu Bar and/or restart Outlook and/or reboot your
machine in order to complete the process. Not everyone is reporting success
with this method, but try it and see what happens. If all else fails, you
can always create a desktop shortcut to Outlook Express and include the
/outnews switch -- that gives you the same result as accessing the
newsreader via the News command in Outlook.


--
Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. All
unsolicited mail sent to my personal account will be deleted without
reading.

After furious head scratching, Fred Mau asked:

| || Unless one uses an add-in to provide that capability in Outlook; see:
|| <http://www.shorelinesoftware.com/>,
|| <http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/>. There probably more. Why
|| anyone would want to do that, or indeed use Outlook Express as a
|| Newsreader, I can't fathom.
|
| I know what you mean, I hate OE as much as anyone (I like XNews
| myself). But this is a company machine. They have no objection to
| reading newsgroups on my own time, but I can't add any software to
| the machine. Supposedly we have an auditing program on our network
| (Cisco Security Agent?) that monitors all the machines for
| unauthorized software. Maybe so or maybe not, but I'm not going to
| risk finding out.
|
| - FM -