Re: MS Outlook Newsreader 6 XPsp2 weird issue!

From: PA Bear (PABearMVP_at_gmail.com)
Date: 01/05/05


Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 21:11:47 -0500

Or see Outlook Help for instructions on adding 'News' to OL View>Go to
dropdown menu.

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Michael Santovec wrote:
> You are using a method to start the OE newsreader that is not officially
> supported.  Under XP SP2, it does not work as it previously did.
>
> For the preferred way of starting the newsreader, see:
> Command Line Options for Outlook Express
> http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=177233
>
>
>
> "MikeyP" <MikeyP@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:BE47A863-AF8D-41FB-9FD2-E5226CBF5655@microsoft.com...
>> Ive been using outlook newsreader for a short time but always no problem. 
>> I
>> just type in news:// in IE and it pops up.
>> I get my newsgroups and then i get the headers for my group and voila, no
>> problem.
>>
>> however, on one particular newsgroup (alt.coffee if you must know!), i
>> click on the newsgroup and briefly see the headers then it automatically
>> brings me to SYNCHRONIZE. if i choose no synchronize and click again on
>> the header, i see only for an instant then back to synchronize. i tried
>> synchronize (which takes a VERY long time) waited 5 mins, until it
>> downloaded all new messages, but again, i try to click on newsgroup, i
>> don't see any headers. keeps going back to synchronize.
>>
>> can anyone help me? none of the other newsgroups behaved this way.
>> thanks
>> mike 


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