Re: Newsgroups

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From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 11/19/04 

Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 20:14:03 -0600

"disptchr" <disptchr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:20977615-EE58-4540-A3A2-0AB64A236EA1@microsoft.com
> Thank you, one more question, when I received the newgroups they were
> all in abbreviated form i.e.
> microsoft.public.acce
> microsoft.public.wind
>
> Is there a way to make the full name of the newgroup available?

Grab the divider between 'Newsgroups' and 'Description' and slide it to the
right. You can also make that window bigger by dragging its edges/corners. 

-- 
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, IE/OE
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> "Bruce Hagen" wrote:
>
>> For MS newsgroups:
>>
>> Set up a newsgroup in OE.
>>
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resources.htm#setupmsnews
>> Or:
>> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=%2fdirectory%2fworldwide%2fen-gb%2fnewsout.asp
>>
>> It is highly recommended that you enter a fictitious e-mail address
>> when setting up an account to avoid receiving Spam or worse.  Ex.
>> Joe@nospam.invalid. Your real address is not needed to post to a
>> newsgroup.
>>
>>     Bruce Hagen
>> MS MVP - (IE/OE)
>>         ~IB-CA~
>>
>> "disptchr" <disptchr@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:F17D37BA-A9E1-48AA-BAEB-21190EA0E921@microsoft.com...
>>> Had several newgroups in my outlook express.
>>> i.e.
>>> WinXP General, IE6 & Microsoft hardware.
>>>
>>> My hard drive died and had to get a new one and can't figure out how
>>> to get
>>> back into the newsgroups.  (add them back)

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