DOCUMENT:Q184776  24-SEP-1998  [msnetwork]
TITLE   :Configuring Outlook Express to Read Netnews.msn.com Newsgroups
PRODUCT :The Microsoft Network
PROD/VER:WINDOWS:1.2,1.3,2.0,2.5
OPER/SYS:WINDOWS
KEYWORDS:kbenv kbui msninternet kbmsn

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The information in this article applies to:

 - The Microsoft Network versions 1.2, 1.3, 2.0, 2.5
 - Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95
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SUMMARY
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You can now use Microsoft Outlook Express to read Internet newsgroups
on netnews.msn.com. Outlook Express is an e-mail client and newsreader
included with Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0.

MORE INFORMATION
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To configure Outlook Express to read Internet newsgroups on
netnews.msn.com, follow these steps:

1. Start Outlook Express. If you are prompted to connect to MSN,
   The Microsoft Network, click Cancel.

2. On the Tools menu, click Accounts.

3. Click the News tab.

4. Click Add, and then click News.

5. In the Display Name box, type your name as you would like it
   to appear when you post messages to Internet newsgroups, and
   then click Next.

6. In the E-mail Address box, type your MSN e-mail address, and
   then click Next.

7. In the News (NNTP) Server box, type "netnews.msn.com" (without
   quotation marks).

8. Click to select the "My news server requires me to log on"
   check box, and then click Next.

9. Click "Log on using Secure Password Authentication (SPA)," and
   then click Next.

10. In the Internet News Account Name box, type "netnews.msn.com"
   (without quotation marks), and then click Next.

11. Click "I will establish my Internet connection manually", and
   then click Next.

12. Click Finish.

13. Click Close.

Additional query words: 1.20 1.30 2.00 2.50 msnet msnetwork microsoft-net
m.s.n. outexw95
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Keywords          : kbenv kbui msninternet kbmsn 
Version           : WINDOWS:1.2,1.3,2.0,2.5
Platform          : WINDOWS
Issue type        : kbhowto

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