To combine multipart news messages

Sometimes, when a large message (one that contains pictures, audio files, or other large objects) is posted to a newsgroup, it is broken into smaller files and displayed as several multipart messages. You can recombine the messages to recreate the original message and display it in Outlook Express.

1. Select all of the messages that are part of the original message (each part will usually have a number).

2. On the Tools menu, click Combine and Decode.

3. If needed, reorder the parts in the correct sequence.

Note

• After you combine and decode the message, it is displayed in a separate window. The message will continue to be displayed in the newsgroup as several smaller messages. To save the recombined message, click the File menu, and then click Save As.