Outlook Express - Adding Newsgroups

A newsgroup is a community of people engaged in an ongoing conversation about a particular topic or a particular range of topics. Sometimes the participants are conversing in real time, but often hours or even days might pass between replies in a conversation.

Note: As of November 15, 2012, Charter will no longer offer our Newsgroups service.

Please find instructions on how to add a newsgroup to Outlook Express below.

1. Click on Tools, then click on Accounts.

2. Click on the News tab.

3. Click on the Add button, and click on News to start the News Internet Connection Wizard.

4. Enter your complete name and click Next.

5. Enter your e-mail address and click Next.

6. Enter the name of the newsgroup server you wish to connect to. If the newsgroup server requires a log on, check the box titled My news server requires me to log on. Then click Next. On the next screen, enter a familiar name that will then appear in the Internet Account window, then click Next.

7. Click Finish.

8. Outlook Express will prompt you to download Newsgroups. Click Yes.

9. Newsgroups will download. This process could take a few minutes.

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