You can't use OL as a newsreader cos' it doesn't have the capabilities. OE *is* the Microsoft newsreader...so you HAVE to use it if you want to use an MS app and access newsgroups. Just turn off the email account (or don't ever add one) and use OE for newsgroups only! I do that when OE is all I have around. However, you can also use Netscape, which has built in NG (newsgroup) capabilities. That's why OE is part of Internet Explorer...cos' it's the newsreader for IE, whereas Netscape has it's newsreader within it's browser. But the best thing to do is to go to the web and download Free Agent...or toss our a few bucks and upgrade it to Agent. It's a much better newsreader and better for monitoring NGs. See this article I wrote on the subject: Get Help http://www.computorcompanion.com/LPMArticle.asp?ID=124 Dian D. Chapman Technical Consultant, Microsoft MVP & Instructor Free Tutorials: www.mousetrax.com/techtrax Free Word Tips & Tricks eBook: www.mousetrax.com/books.html Learn VBA the easy way, thru video! www.mousetrax.com/techcourses.html -----Original Message----- From: mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:mso-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Scot Jones Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 5:02 PM To: mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [mso] Newsgroups and Outlook I am just working on getting involved in some newsgroups, and am having a hard time figuring out how to do this with Outlook (2003) . . . all the help literature points me to OE, which I don't want to use . . . I want to be able to check all my e-mail/newsgroup information through outlook. Anyone have any idea what I'm asking, or have I confused you as much as I am confusing myself?? Scot Jones ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles ************************************************************* ************************************************************* You are receiving this mail because you subscribed to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx or MicrosoftOffice@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx To send mail to the group, simply address it to mso@xxxxxxxxxxxxx To Unsubscribe from this group, send an email to mso-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" (without the quotes) in the subject line. Or, visit the group's homepage and use the dropdown menu. This will also allow you to change your email settings to digest or vacation (no mail). //www.freelists.org/webpage/mso To be able to use the files section for sharing files with the group, send a request to mso-moderators@xxxxxxxxxxxxx and you will be sent an invitation with instructions. Once you are a member of the files group, you can go here to upload/download files: http://www.smartgroups.com/vault/msofiles *************************************************************