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Title: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: Jetstream on Tuesday 02 March 10 17:14 GMT (UK)
I have just bought a new PC with Windows 7 installed, and have just realised that Outlook Express is not included, so cannot access a newsgroup. Does anybody now off a simple and cheap reader for downloading one newsgroup.

Thanks
Title: Re: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: MarkyP on Tuesday 02 March 10 19:16 GMT (UK)
If I'm on the right track, it's probably something like Google Reader that you are after. But I'm not sure if that's what you mean?
Title: Re: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: falcybe on Tuesday 02 March 10 19:49 GMT (UK)
Hi, windows vista which is the "nearly windows 7" came with Windows Mail which has lots of newsgroups. How do you do your mail in your windows7?
Title: Re: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: Jetstream on Tuesday 02 March 10 20:00 GMT (UK)
Hi Marky P,

Thanks for the reply - I,ll give that a try

Hi Flacybe,

For email I now have to use the Virgin Media web based mail facility. They have a news server with most of the newsgroups, but no means to view the newsgroup. The benefit of using Outlook Express for email was that they also offered a newsgroup reader. It seems that with Windows 7 the newsgroup facility has been removed from Live Mail.

Nick Robinson 
Title: Re: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: mothball on Tuesday 02 March 10 20:15 GMT (UK)
Hello

I have windows 7 and Windows Live Mail.

There is a button for Newsgroups - to add Newsgroups Accounts.

Steven

P.S Window Mail is being phased out and replaced by Windows Live Mail
Title: Re: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: Jetstream on Tuesday 02 March 10 20:44 GMT (UK)
Hi Mopthball,

Thanks for the reply.
I will have to download Live Mail and see whats on offer.

Nick Robinson
Title: Re: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: mothball on Tuesday 02 March 10 20:49 GMT (UK)
Good luck, hope it works.

Steven
Title: Re: Newsgroup Reader
Post by: Eyesee on Tuesday 02 March 10 20:58 GMT (UK)
You can access Newsgroups with Mozilla Thunderbird as well.

Ian C