Re: Newsgroups

From: Diane Poremsky [MVP] (diane.poremsky+msnews_at_gmail.com)
Date: 02/07/05


Date: Mon, 7 Feb 2005 08:53:40 -0500

Hotmail does not offer Newsgroups. You'll need to go through your ISP (many
offer them free) - some newsgroups are free if you know the right server to
use - msnews.microsoft.com.

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"Darla" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message 
news:10a201c50ce1$1c6911f0$a501280a@phx.gbl...
> Can I access newsgroups from outlook express with hotmail
> as my main (paying) account or do I have to get it ($$)
> from my ISP? If I can get it with Hotmail, how do I
> configure it?
> Thanks 


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