Configuring Outlook Express to view newsgroup postings
- Please open Outlook Express, and go to Tools >> Accounts.
- Please click on the Add button and then select
News... .
Add News
- Type in your Full Name in the
Display Name field and then click on Next.
Display Name
- Type in your Email Address in the
E-Mail Address field and then click on Next.
E-Mail Address
- Type in news.ucla.edu in the
News (NNTP) Server field. Put a check mark next to
My news server requires me to logon and then click on Next. Note: If you are using an on-campus connection
or BOL dial-up, you do not need to specify "My news server requires me to
logon".
News Server
- Type in your UCLA Logon ID in the
Account name field and then click on Next.
Account name
- You have now finished setting up Outlook Express for newsgroups. Click on
Finish.
Finish
Using Outlook Express to read newsgroup postings
To start downloading newsgroup postings, you will first need to subscribe to the newsgroups you want to download.
- Please open Outlook Express, and click on the news.ucla.edu icon. If this is the first time that you are using Outlook Express to download newsgroups, a window will pop up asking you You are not subscribed to any newsgroups on this account. Would you like to view a list of available groups now? Select Yes.
- You will see a list of available newsgroups. Please subscribe to the ones you wish to download, and click OK .
- Click on the newsgroup name to download the messages into your Outlook Express.
- If you wish to add more subscriptions, please click on the news.ucla.edu icon and click on the Newsgroups button to view the list of available newsgroups.