A newsgroup is a collection of messages posted by individuals to a news server, a computer that can host thousands of newsgroups. You can find newsgroups on practically any subject and anyone can post messages to a newsgroup; they do not require any kind of membership or joining fees.
Although some newsgroups are moderated, most are not. Moderated newsgroups are "owned" by someone who reviews the postings, can answer questions, delete inappropriate messages, and so forth. Unmoderated newsgroups allow people to post just about anything; no one reads or monitors the content of the postings.
If you want to use newsgroups in Microsoft Outlook Express, your Internet service provider must offer links to one or more news servers. After you set up an account for each news server you want, you can read and post messages to any of the newsgroups stored on that news server.
When you find a newsgroup you like, you can "subscribe" to it. Subscribing provides easy access to your favorite newsgroups. Because they are displayed in your Outlook Express Folder list, you don't need to scroll through a long list on the server each time you want to visit a specific newsgroup. When you subscribe to a newsgroup, you can also manage messages posted to the newsgroup by creating schedules and applying rules.
If the Folder list is hidden, click Folder List on the View menu.
If the Folder list is hidden, click Folder List on the View menu.
If the Folder list is hidden, click Folder List on the View menu.
Viewing subscribed newsgroups only
View subscribed newsgroups only
If the Folder list is hidden, click Folder List on the View menu.
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To view all newsgroups in the list, click Subscribed Only again. |
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Unsubscribing from a newsgroup
If the Folder list is hidden, click Folder List on the View menu.
If the Folder list is hidden, click Folder List on the View menu.