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Chapter 23: E-Mail and Newsgroups Using Outlook Express

Chapter Introduction
Should You Use Outlook Express?
How Does E-Mail Work?
What Is Hotmail?
What Are Attached Files?
How Do E-Mail Viruses Work?
What Are Newsgroups?
Getting Started with Outlook Express
Working with the Outlook Express Window
Setting Up Your Accounts
Importing Messages from Other Mail Programs
Importing Addresses from Other Mail Programs
Choosing a Layout for the Outlook Express Window
Sending and Receiving E-Mail
Receiving Mail
Customizing the Message List
Sorting the Messages in a Folder
Reading the Messages in a Folder
Opening Attached Files
Protecting Yourself from E-Mail Viruses
Restricting Attachments
Preventing Other Programs from Sending E-Mail as You
Choosing Your Security Zone
Composing Messages to Send
Completing the Header
Including the Original Message in Your Reply
Inserting Text Files into a Message
Attaching a File to a Message
Saving and Deleting Messages
Saving Messages
Deleting and Recovering Messages
Sending Messages
Storing Addresses in the Address Book
Running Address Book
Sharing the Address Book with Other People
Switching Identities
Creating and Removing Identities
Securing Your Address Book Information
Entering Information into Address Book
Importing Virtual Business Cards
Capturing E-mail Addresses from Outlook Express
Entering Information by Hand
Defining Groups
Looking Up Information in Address Book
Viewing the Contacts List
Sorting the Contacts List
Looking Up Detailed Information
Finding People
Contacting People
Printing Information from Address Book
Exporting Names and Addresses from Address Book
Using Additional Directory Services
Organizing Your Correspondence
Working with Folders
Creating and Deleting Folders
Moving and Copying
Finding Messages in Your Files
Filtering Your Mail with Message Rules
Defining Conditions for Message Rules
Specifying Actions for Message Rules
Blocking a Sender
Managing Your Message Rules
Using Message Rules to Sort Old Messages
Reading and Posting to Newsgroups
Subscribing to Newsgroups
Downloading the List of Available Newsgroups
Searching for Interesting Newsgroups
Subscribing to a Newsgroup (or Not)
Reading a Newsgroup
Reading a Newsgroup Online
Reading a Newsgroup Offline
Using Message Rules to Filter a Newsgroup
Saving Messages
Participating in a Newsgroup
Replying to Authors
Posting a Message to a Newsgroup
Composing in HTML
Turning HTML On and Off
Composing HTML Messages
Linking to the Web
Inserting Pictures

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