Re: How to sign up

From: Gerry Sinkiewicz <sinkiege_at_snet.net>
Date: Sun, 11 Jan 2004 21:40:11 GMT
Message-ID: <%ojMb.55868$qV7.2972@newssvr31.news.prodigy.com>

"Niall Litchfield" <n-litchfield_at_audit-commission.gov.uk> wrote in message news:3ffec102$0$9394$ed9e5944_at_reading.news.pipex.net...
> "Galen Boyer" <galenboyer_at_hotpop.com> wrote in message
> news:uisjl9sl0.fsf_at_standardandpoors.com...
> > On Thu, 08 Jan 2004, Scott_at_TheMattesFamily.ws wrote:
> > > Sybrand Bakker <gooiditweg_at_sybrandb.demon.nl> wrote in
> > > news:vejrvvc80kpje7lflrh32no3pdja1131m0_at_4ax.com:
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > >> Not an Oracle problem definitely, and Outlook doesn't support
> > >> Usenet. Outlook Express does.
> >
> > [...]
> >
> > > you can start it from within Outlook.
> >
> > Sybrand was correct, even if the documentation tries to say
> > Outlook supports it. Outlook will start Outlook Express and
> > there will be zero tie-in between the two.

>

> I said exactly the same to Norman a while back and he pointed out that
> actually NNTP is supported by Exchange Server, so IF you are accessing
> through exchange server AND using Outlook as your client, THEN you can use
> Outlook to read newsgroups. So whilst for most people using Outlook means
> running Outlook Express this doesn't have to be the case.

>

> This would also give a different answer to the OP - ask your exchange
> adminstrator.

>
>

> --
> Niall Litchfield
> Oracle DBA
> Audit Commission UK

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