Integrate newsreader in Outlook

  • Thread starter Tom H. Lautenbacher
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Tom H. Lautenbacher

hello ng,

i am searching for an solution to make outlook read news of newsservers (i
find the outlook-express "/outnews" workarround silly)

i have found a plugin witch promises to solve the problem:

http://www.mapilab.com/outlook/nntp/
but it costs a lot, and as a student i have no money for luxury.

are there other plugins/solutions existing witch are free or cost less?
does anybody know if microsoft plans to integrate a newsreader in future
outlook versions? why havent' they anyway?!

thanx
tom
 
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Bob Loeffler

Hi,

I have the same problem with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP 1. I can't
find the News button in the toolbar, so I followed Microsoft's directions
which basically say to go to Tools | Customize |Commands, go to the Go
category, select News from commands and then drag it to where you want it.
Well, there is no News command. If I can't find a way to do this within
Outlook, can I run its .exe file manually?

Thanks,

Bob
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Posted here several times a day:
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.
 
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Bob Loeffler

Hi all,

Nevermind. I found the answer in the "News Reader in Outlook" post here in
this forum.

Regards,

Bob
 
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Peter Foldes

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, click the "Don't ask me again" box and then click the No button.
 
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Barry Wakser

If I understand Tom's question correctly, he is seeking for a way to make
Outlook, not OE, his newsreader. Your solution still requires using both OL
and OE if one wants to use OL as their default mail program.

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Russ Valentine said:
Posted here several times a day:
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.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bob Loeffler said:
Hi,

I have the same problem with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP 1. I can't
find the News button in the toolbar, so I followed Microsoft's directions
which basically say to go to Tools | Customize |Commands, go to the Go
category, select News from commands and then drag it to where you want it.
Well, there is no News command. If I can't find a way to do this within
Outlook, can I run its .exe file manually?

Thanks,

Bob
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Russ Valentine [MVP-Outlook]

Please pay attention. You'll note I was not answering Tom.
Outlook is not and never will be a news reader.
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Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Barry Wakser said:
If I understand Tom's question correctly, he is seeking for a way to make
Outlook, not OE, his newsreader. Your solution still requires using both
OL
and OE if one wants to use OL as their default mail program.

--
Barry
barry_t_2000*NOSPAM*@yahoo.com
----------------------------
Remove *NOSPAM* when replying to sender.


Russ Valentine said:
Posted here several times a day:
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.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Bob Loeffler said:
Hi,

I have the same problem with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP 1. I can't
find the News button in the toolbar, so I followed Microsoft's directions
which basically say to go to Tools | Customize |Commands, go to the Go
category, select News from commands and then drag it to where you want it.
Well, there is no News command. If I can't find a way to do this
within
Outlook, can I run its .exe file manually?

Thanks,

Bob

:

Which Outlook (OL) version
eg OL 2000, OL, 2003 ?


are there other plugins/solutions existing witch are free or cost
less? does anybody know if microsoft plans to integrate a newsreader
in future outlook versions? why havent' they anyway?!

DL wrote:
The OL version is?

sorry, i don't understand your question.

tom
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Barry Wakser

We can do without the snarkiness Russ. Thanks.

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Russ Valentine said:
Please pay attention. You'll note I was not answering Tom.
Outlook is not and never will be a news reader.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Barry Wakser said:
If I understand Tom's question correctly, he is seeking for a way to make
Outlook, not OE, his newsreader. Your solution still requires using both
OL
and OE if one wants to use OL as their default mail program.

--
Barry
barry_t_2000*NOSPAM*@yahoo.com
----------------------------
Remove *NOSPAM* when replying to sender.


Russ Valentine said:
Posted here several times a day:
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.
--
Russ Valentine
[MVP-Outlook]
Hi,

I have the same problem with Microsoft Office Outlook 2003 SP 1. I can't
find the News button in the toolbar, so I followed Microsoft's directions
which basically say to go to Tools | Customize |Commands, go to the Go
category, select News from commands and then drag it to where you
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want
it.
Well, there is no News command. If I can't find a way to do this
within
Outlook, can I run its .exe file manually?

Thanks,

Bob

:

Which Outlook (OL) version
eg OL 2000, OL, 2003 ?


are there other plugins/solutions existing witch are free or cost
less? does anybody know if microsoft plans to integrate a newsreader
in future outlook versions? why havent' they anyway?!

DL wrote:
The OL version is?

sorry, i don't understand your question.

tom
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Tom H. Lautenbacher

hello Russ,
Outlook is not
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i know. that is the reason for me searching for a plugin/add-on, etc
and never will be a news reader.
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a) how can you be so sure? is there an official ms-statement whitch says
that or can i still hope?
b) why acutally? news are a wonderful thing ESPECIALLY for corporates,
teams, etc.

greetings
tom
 
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Russ Valentine [MVP Outlook]

There simply isn't a strong need or desire to add news reading
capability to Outlook. Recall that Outlook exists first and foremost as
the client for Exchange Server. I would imagine that very few
corporations want to add the distraction of news reading to their
employees' messaging and PIM program.
Outlook already does so many tasks that it is one of the most resource
intensive programs users must run. There is little desire to add to
those resource requirements.
Accordingly, there are simply no plans that I know of to add news
reading capability to Outlook. There is already a plethora of news
reading programs.
 
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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

And to add to what Russ said, and not at all "snarky" - corporate users with
Exchange already have the ability to run news with Exchange Public Folders.

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Milly Staples [MVP - Outlook]

Post all replies to the group to keep the discussion intact. Due to
the (insert latest virus name here) virus, all mail sent to my personal
account will be deleted without reading.

After furious head scratching, Tom H. Lautenbacher asked:

| hello Russ,
|
|| Outlook is not
|
| i know. that is the reason for me searching for a plugin/add-on, etc
|
|| and never will be a news reader.
|
| a) how can you be so sure? is there an official ms-statement whitch
| says that or can i still hope?
| b) why acutally? news are a wonderful thing ESPECIALLY for corporates,
| teams, etc.
|
| greetings
| tom
 
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Brian Tillman

Tom H. Lautenbacher said:
b) why acutally? news are a wonderful thing ESPECIALLY for corporates,
teams, etc.
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In a corporate environment, it is relatively straight-forward to use the
Exchange server as the importer for newsgroups and offer them to Outlook
users as public folders.
 
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