ARCHIVED: How do I set up Entourage 2004 or 2008 to read newsgroups?
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To set up Entourage 2008 or 2004 for Mac OS X to read newsgroups:
- In Entourage, from the menu, select .
- Click the tab, and then click .
- The Account Setup Assistant should start. If the Account Assistant
doesn't start automatically, click
Indiana University
). Click the right arrow at the bottom of the window. or . Choose your email address and type the name of your organization (e.g., - Type the address of your news server.
- If your news server requires authentication, check the box next to ; otherwise, click the right arrow at the bottom of the window.
- If you indicated that you need to log into your server, put your username and password in the next window that appears. Click the right arrow at the bottom of the window. (If you indicated that you don't need to authenticate, this window will not appear.)
- You will be asked to create a name for this account; this can be anything you want. To save your settings, click .
- Close the
Accounts
window. - Back in the main window, your news server should appear in the Folder List. Click its icon.
- When prompted to download the list of newsgroups from the server, click . This may take quite a while, especially if you have a dial-up connection.
- When the list has completely downloaded, the newsgroups will appear in the main window. To subscribe to a group, select it from the list. Then, from the menu, select .
- To view a group, double-click it. Another window will open with the contents of the newsgroup. From here you can browse, read, and reply to articles.
- Once you have subscribed to all the newsgroups you want, from the menu, select to hide the other groups.
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Last modified on 2018-01-18 14:19:40.