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boanerges
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Jul 18, 2011, 04:36 PM
 
I have set up entourage. How do I access newsgroups? What is the setup?
     
ghporter
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Jul 19, 2011, 07:15 AM
 
You need to set up a news account. Unfortunately, Microsoft has limited Entourage to access only Microsoft's news servers, so the utility of news groups in Entourage is limited.

Go to Entourage|Accounts, and click on the News tab. The program will walk you through the rest of the process.

Glenn -----OTR/L, MOT, Tx
     
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Jul 19, 2011, 07:53 AM
 
As Glenn points out, Entourage is limited to Microsoft's own newsgroups.

If you are interested in accessing all newsgroups, you will need to use one of the stand-alone newsgroup apps for the Mac. A further complication will come, however, depending on your ISP. If you are with Comcast, you will have to subscribe to a separate (usually web-based) newsgroup service, since Comcast long-ago stopped providing customers with newsgroup access.
     
boanerges  (op)
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Jul 19, 2011, 01:34 PM
 
I have set up the account; how do I download the newsgroups? I can't find anything that directs me to that.
     
Kenstee
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Jul 21, 2011, 11:55 AM
 
Most all ISPs don't support or offer newsgroups anymore. Basically, they're a relic of the past. Contact yours to make sure its even still an option.

Also, if you are going to upgrade to 10.7 Lion - Entourage won't work anymore as it is Power PC only.
     
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Jul 21, 2011, 12:11 PM
 
Originally Posted by Kenstee View Post
Also, if you are going to upgrade to 10.7 Lion - Entourage won't work anymore as it is Power PC only.
Entourage is a Universal app and, from all accounts I've seen, works just fine in Lion.
     
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Jul 21, 2011, 03:13 PM
 
As long as its Entourage 2008 that is.
I have plenty of more important things to do, if only I could bring myself to do them....
     
   
 
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