Microsoft Add-Ins For Reading Newsgroups In Outlook?

[CBoom]

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!

 

[Bruce Hagen]

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).

 

[Ken]

Re: 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).

| 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
|
| | > 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
| >
| > | >>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
| >>
| >> | >>
| >>> | >>
| >>>> 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
| >

 

[Gordon]

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.

 

[Megabyte]

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.

 

[Gary VanderMolen]

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.

 

[Brian Tillman [MVP - Outlook]]

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.

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

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.

 

[Gordon]

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

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Thank you...

Makes Good Sense.

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Is it available from Microsoft?

 

[Gordon]

Is it available from Microsoft?

Yes.
http://www.microsoft.com/Downloads/...6a-931e-438a-950c-5e9ea66322d4&displaylang=en

 

[Earle Horton]

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

It also provides access to your Windows Live Calendar. Microsoft is touting
the DeltaSync protocol that it uses as very nifty future-sounding stuff, so
even paid MSN and Hotmail Plus customers are sure to find it useful. Hmm,
it has a "Sharing..." menu item that does something, I am not sure what, it
grinds away for a few minutes and then takes you to your Windows Live
Calendar! Another menu item takes you to your Windows Live Account
management page. It's got it's own Help menu for learning about Windows
Live and Outlook. Oh boy, oh boy...

In short, one cannot do without it.

Earle

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Thank you kindly.

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Great!

Thanks.

 

[CBoom]

It gets a spell check when you install OFFICE...

and I have tried tiny spell .. but don't like..

thanks for the suggestion though, someone else may read this thread and like
it

 

[Earle Horton]

That's the page for v. 4. Scroll down a bit and click on «A new version
(12.1) of the Outlook Connector offering free calendar synchronization is

available here<.»

Cheers,

Earle

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

Thanks...

I *have* looked at Thunderbird and was impressed with the current beta,
3.0.0.

But I too am used to and comfortable with the OE interface and love it like
an old shoe.

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

Why different newsgroups in different software?

 

[Bruce Hagen]

Note though that the Office 2007 spell check is not compatible with OE.
--

Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

It gets a spell check when you install OFFICE...

and I have tried tiny spell .. but don't like..

thanks for the suggestion though, someone else may read this thread and
like it

 

[D. Spencer Hines]

I agree.

It's a very useful feature.