Configuring Internet News
Internet News is the IP News-Reader client included with the Microsoft
Internet Explorer web browser. Here is the process to check and/or
edit these settings. Fortunately it's a fairly easy process.
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To get there, choose ONE of the following.
Note: The first method is generally better, since opening Internet
Explorer usually brings up a Connect to window, which might confuse
the user. However, some users (including NT users) might not be
able to do the first method.
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Method 1
Click Start.
Click Programs.
Click Internet News.
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Method 2
- Open Internet Explorer (double-click on The Internet
icon).
- Click on the Mail button.
- Choose Read News.
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You're now in the main Internet News window. The only settings you need
to worry about are under Options... in the Mail menu.
Configuring Internet News
- Choose Options from the Edit menu in the MSIE browser window.
- Click on the Programs tab.
- Click on the 'News' button.
- Set the News server to news.hei.net
Using Internet News
To open MSIE's news client choose Read Newsgroups from the Go
menu.
Internet News will appear just like a web page in the MSIE browser window.
A list of available newsgroups will appear.
Note: Internet News may need to build a list of the groups. This can
take several minutes, especially if you have a slow modem connection.
To refresh the newsgroup list, choose Refresh from the View menu.
The newsgroups list is actually a list of hierarchies. A hierarchy is the
top
level of organization in a newsgroup.
Favorite Newsgroups
Newsgroups that you plan to read often can be added to the 'Favorites'
list.
To add a newsgroup to the favorites list:
- Click on the group you wish to add and then go to the Favorites menu
and choose Add Favorite. You can pick any number of groups to add.
- To remove a group from the Favorites list, choose Edit Favorites from
the Favorites menu.
- Highlight the group you want removed, then click on the Remove button.
- Now, in the Favorite menu, all of your choices are listed for easy
access.
Reading News
1) Click on the newsgroup name.
2) Click on the article you want to read.
The contents of the article appear on the screen.
Replying To And Posting Articles
You can reply to an existing article by posting a response to an
existing article, or posting a new article.
When posting a response article always
delete any part of the article you do not want to include in your
response.
Remember to leave enough so that people understand the context, but not
to leave the parts that are not relevant. Always make sure you give credit
to people for their ideas.
Posting A New Article Or Replying To A
Post
- Click on the group you want to post to.
- Click on the 'Post a Message' link if you want to post a new message
not related to an exisiting post. If you would like to respond in the
newsgroup to something posted, click on the message you wish to respond
to, then click on the 'Post a response' link.
The Message Composition window appears.
- Check the "Newsgroup" field. Make sure you are posting to the correct
newsgroup.
To post to more than one newsgroup, type more newsgroup names.
Separate the names with commas.
- Type a short but descriptive line for the "Subject" field. The more
informative and accurate this is, the more likely interested people
are to read your article.
- To attach a document, please see MSIE's online handbook for directions.
Choose Help Topics from the Help menu.
- Type your article.
- Click on the 'Post' button in the upper right hand corner of the
message composition window.
- Click OK.
That's all there is to it!
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