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[pwhitt]

This is going to sound really silly to some but can
someone tell me how you locate an old message EASILY
after a few days. Is there a search feature that I'm not
aware of. I am new to this newsgroup community messaging
so bear with me on this. Thanks for your help.

[Chris Lanier]

If you are using Outlook Express to view newsgroups it says "Find" on the
top toolbar.

Their is also a search button next to reply for the web based viewer

"pwhitt" > wrote in message
...
> This is going to sound really silly to some but can
> someone tell me how you locate an old message EASILY
> after a few days. Is there a search feature that I'm not
> aware of. I am new to this newsgroup community messaging
> so bear with me on this. Thanks for your help.

[PCyr]

Or just click F3. You can just type in your name, and it will take you
right to the post.

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"Chris Lanier" > wrote in message
...
> If you are using Outlook Express to view newsgroups it says "Find" on the
> top toolbar.
>
> Their is also a search button next to reply for the web based viewer
>
> "pwhitt" > wrote in message
> ...
> > This is going to sound really silly to some but can
> > someone tell me how you locate an old message EASILY
> > after a few days. Is there a search feature that I'm not
> > aware of. I am new to this newsgroup community messaging
> > so bear with me on this. Thanks for your help.
>
>

[Joel Estes]

Click on EDIT/Find and select Message.

Joel

"Chris Lanier" > wrote in message
...
> If you are using Outlook Express to view newsgroups it says "Find" on the
> top toolbar.
>
> Their is also a search button next to reply for the web based viewer
>
> "pwhitt" > wrote in message
> ...
> > This is going to sound really silly to some but can
> > someone tell me how you locate an old message EASILY
> > after a few days. Is there a search feature that I'm not
> > aware of. I am new to this newsgroup community messaging
> > so bear with me on this. Thanks for your help.
>
>

[Patrick]

pwhitt wrote:
> This is going to sound really silly to some but can
> someone tell me how you locate an old message EASILY
> after a few days. Is there a search feature that I'm not
> aware of. I am new to this newsgroup community messaging
> so bear with me on this. Thanks for your help.

Assuming your using Outlook Express, then

'Edit' menu, put cursor over 'Find'
from here take your pick

[Bruce Chambers]

Greetings --

The CDO's search capabilities are abysmal. Try here:

http://www.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&q=

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"pwhitt" > wrote in message
...
> This is going to sound really silly to some but can
> someone tell me how you locate an old message EASILY
> after a few days. Is there a search feature that I'm not
> aware of. I am new to this newsgroup community messaging
> so bear with me on this. Thanks for your help.

[Ronnie Vernon MVP]

pwhitt wrote:
> This is going to sound really silly to some but can
> someone tell me how you locate an old message EASILY
> after a few days. Is there a search feature that I'm not
> aware of. I am new to this newsgroup community messaging
> so bear with me on this. Thanks for your help.

Unfortunately, you are using the web view to access these newsgroups and the
search function is horrid. A much better option is to use Outlook Express to
view these newsgroups. Once you do this, you will have options like "Show
replies to my messages" and other equally cool things. It is free and very
easy to set up. Here are the instructions:

Outlook Express Newsgroup Setup Instructions

Follow these steps to access Windows XP newsgroups using Outlook Express.

Print out this page for easy reference as you go through the steps.

Launch Outlook Express, which is installed with Windows XP.

On the Tools menu in Outlook Express, click Accounts.

In the Internet Account dialog box, click the Add button, and then click
News.

In the Internet Connection Wizard that appears, type your name in the
Display name field, and then click Next. Type your e-mail address in the
e-mail address field, and then click Next. (Suggest you use an anti-spam
email address like )

Type msnews.microsoft.com in the News (NNTP) Server field.

Click Next. Click Finish, and then click Close.

When asked, "Would you like to download newsgroups from the news server you
added?" click Yes.

In the search box at the top of the newsgroups dialog, type
microsoft.public.windowsxp. to display all Windows XP newsgroups. Click the
newsgroups you're interested in, then click the Subscribe button, and you're
ready to go!

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