How to Create a Shortcut to a Newsgroup

 Last reviewed: October 15, 1997
Article ID: Q169447
The information in this article applies to:
  • Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Outlook Express version 4.0 for Windows NT 4.0
  • Microsoft Internet Mail and News version 1.0 for Windows 95
  • Microsoft Internet Mail and News version 1.0 for Windows NT 4.0

SUMMARY

This article describes how to create a shortcut to a newsgroup. You can then use the shortcut to access the newsgroup without starting Internet News or Outlook Express first.

MORE INFORMATION

To create a shortcut to a newsgroup, follow these steps:

  1. Right-click an empty area of the desktop, point to New on the menu that appears, and then click Shortcut.

  2. In the Command Line box, type the following line: 

          news://<news server>/newsgroup

    where <news server> is the name of the news server provided by your Internet service provider (ISP) or Intranet administrator, and <news group> is the name of the news group. For example: 

          news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.test

  3. Click Next.

  4. Type a descriptive name for the shortcut.

  5. Click Finish.

NOTE: This process assumes that Internet Mail and News or Outlook Express has been properly configured. For information about how to configure Internet News, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q153841
   TITLE     : How to Configure Microsoft Internet News for Windows 95
For more information about how to configure Outlook Express, please see the following article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 

   ARTICLE-ID: Q171164
   TITLE     : How to Configure Outlook Express for Internet News

Additional query words: 1.00
Keywords : inetnewsnt inetnewsw95
Version : 1.0
Platform : WINDOWS
Issue type : kbhowto

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Last reviewed: October 15, 1997
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