Entourage X - Newsgroups Client for Macintosh OS X

Links for Entourage X:  E-mail | Profiles |

Links for newsgroups:  Edit accounts |

Links on this page:  NNTP Authentication |

 

Key Settings: 

The News server usually follows this format: news.ispname.com (or .net).  Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.

Note:  Your ISP may require you to enable NNTP authentication.

 

Creating new newsgroup accounts:

Entourage X is the e-mail program that comes with Office 2001 for the Macintosh.  It is very similar to Outlook 2000 and Outlook Express except that it has new features and design elements.

On the Toolbar, click Tools and select Accounts from the menu.

 

The Accounts window opens.  Select the News tab.

 

To add a new account, click the New button and select News.

 

If the Account Setup Assistant launches, skip it.  It is easier to Configure the account manually, so click the button at the bottom left.

 

Enabling NNTP Authentication:

NNTP authentication is required to participate in newsgroups.  NNTP authentication helps to eliminate the amount of spam in newsgroups.  It's simply logging on with a username and a password.

Account Settings tab:

Account Name = Give the account a name so you will recognize it later.

Personal Info:

E-mail account  =  Choose which e-mail address you'd like to use in newsgroups.
Organization  =  You can leave this blank.

Receiving News:

News Server = Enter the address of your news server.  It follows this format:  news.ispname.com (or .net).  Replace the "ispname.com (or .net)" with your ISP's name.

Note:  Your ISP may require you to enable NNTP authentication.

Place a check in This server requires me to log on.

Account ID  =  This should contain the username of your e-mail address (everything before the @).
Password  =  Enter your password.

 

Options tab:

On the Options tab you can decide how many headers to download at a time.

 

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