Path: chuka.playstation.co.uk!scea!peter_alau@playstation.sony.com
From: "Steve Tolin" <titan@vianet.on.ca>
Newsgroups: scea.yaroze.problems.internet
Subject: Re: Windows Newsreading software wanted
Date: Mon, 24 Aug 1998 21:49:35 -0400
Organization: SCEA News Server
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Message-ID: <6rt4ne$30p4@scea>
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X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 4.72.3110.5
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V4.72.3110.3

I'm using Outlook Express and have been since I patched a few months ago....

I just Click on "Download All" under the "Tools" menu and it refreshes
everything under my profile...

Hope this helps.

Ed Federmeyer wrote in message <6rpk8l$1qh9@scea>...
>Arch!
>
>I just downloaded some latest-greatest patch to Internet Explorer 4.0, and
>suddenly I'm using "Microsoft Outlook Express" as my Usenet newsreader
>software.  It's not all *that* bad, but when it gives me the list of groups
>I'm subscribed to, it doesn't REFRESH them!  In other words, I need to go
>into each group one-by one to see if there are any new posts!
>
>As it's bringing the list up, it should check each group to see if there is
>unread news, so I can completely skip groups with nothing unread in them!
>
>Just before this patch, I was using the built-in newsreader from IE4.0, and
>that was okay.  Any idea how to get that back?  It seems that everytime I
>download a new patch to IE or Netscape, they feel compelled to change their
>newsreaders!  Not always for the better!
>
>What are all of you using to read news?  (I'm especially interested in
>Windows users!)
>
>At this point, I'd prefer to get a standalone (not plugin) newsreader, so
>that changes to my web browser won't effect my newsreading!  Any
>suggestions?
>
>EdF
>
>