To view a newsgroup without subscribing to it

To find out if a specific newsgroup is right for you, read some of the messages in it. When you find newsgroups that interest you, you can subscribe to them for easy access.

1. From the Tools menu, select Newsgroups to open the Newsgroup Subscriptions dialog box.

2. If there is more than one news server in the Accounts list, select the one you want. All of the newsgroups on that server appear on the All tab.

3. Select the newsgroup you want to view, and then click Go To.
   
   Note: If you double-click a newsgroup name, you get an automatic subscription to that group.

Tips

• You can search for newsgroups containing specific words in their titles by typing the words in the Display newsgroups which contain box.

• The first time you view a newsgroup, it may take several minutes to download the messages. The next time you go to that newsgroup, it downloads faster, because Outlook Express downloads only new messages.

• To subscribe to the newsgroup you are viewing, right-click the newsgroup's name in your Folders list and then click Subscribe.

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