Outlook 2003 - E-mail Client for Microsoft Windows 

Links for Outlook 2003:   E-mail | Profiles |

Links for newsgroups:  Create accounts |

Links on this page:  NNTP Authentication |

 

Editing an existing newsgroup account in Outlook 2003:

To edit existing newsgroup accounts, do the following:

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

 

The Internet Accounts window opens.

Select the News tab.

Highlight the desired newsgroup account and click the Properties button.

 

The Properties window of your newsgroup account opens.

The General tab:

News Account  =  you can give the account any name you'd like.
Name  =  enter your name.
E-mail address  =  enter an e-mail address.

Important:  to avoid spam, don't enter your real e-mail address.

 

Enabling NNTP Authentication:

Select the Server tab.

Server name  =  enter the name address of the news server.  It follows this format:  news.ispname.com.

Check the box This server requires me to log on.

Account name  =  enter you Internet connection username (including the domain tail @ispname.com).
Password  =  enter your Internet connection password.
Important  =  passwords are case-sensitive.  Ensure your Caps Lock is NOT enabled.

Check the box Remember password.

Important:  do NOT check the box 'Log on using Secure Password Authentication'.

 

Enabling Auto-Connect:

Select the Connection tab.

Outlook can automatically connect to the Internet for you using the Internet connection you specify.

If you'd like to enable auto-dial, check the box Always connect to this account using.

Select your Internet connection from the drop-down menu.

 

Select the Advanced tab.

News (NNTP)  =  this should be left at the default port of 119.

Note:  if you have a problem downloading your newsgroups, you can increase the length of the Server Timeouts.

Click OK to apply any changes and exit.

 

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