Searching Newsgroups

[elaine]

Whatever criteria I specify (eg my name, to find my
recent posts) I always get no search results. What am I
doing wrong?

[Microsoft]

Easier way if you want to view your messages without searching is select
View>Current View>Show replies to my messages

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Regards,

Mad
"elaine" > wrote in message
...
Whatever criteria I specify (eg my name, to find my
recent posts) I always get no search results. What am I
doing wrong?

[Rick \Nutcase\ Rogers]

Hi Elaine,

You probably aren't doing anything wrong, it's just that the search engine
in the Web interface stinks. Try using a newsreader to access these groups.
It is faster and more functional. This link I wrote will help you set it up:

http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm

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Best of Luck,

Rick Rogers aka "Nutcase" MS-MVP - Win9x
http://mvp.support.microsoft.com/
Associate Expert - WinXP - Expert Zone
www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/expertzone
Win98 Help - www.rickrogers.org

"elaine" > wrote in message
...
> Whatever criteria I specify (eg my name, to find my
> recent posts) I always get no search results. What am I
> doing wrong?

[Ken Blake]

In , elaine wrote:

> Whatever criteria I specify (eg my name, to find my
> recent posts) I always get no search results. What am I
> doing wrong?


The main thing you're doing wrong is reading newsgroups with the
Web-based interface. This is the slowest, most difficult way to
do it, and it makes it very difficult to find messages.

It's far better to read and participate in newsgroups by using
appropriate newsreader software. You already have such a
program--Outlook Express, which comes with Windows--but there are
many other choices, and you can use whichever you prefer. I
recommend starting with what you have--Outlook Express; you can
always go to another product if you want to later.

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Ken Blake
Please reply to the newsgroup

[David]

On Sat, 21 Jun 2003 23:31:10 -0700, "elaine" >
wrote:

>Whatever criteria I specify (eg my name, to find my
>recent posts) I always get no search results. What am I
>doing wrong?

What you are doing wrong is using a web-based newsreader.

Use Outlook Express, and set your Server to news.microsoft.com. Or,
download another newsreader such as Free Agent.


David

"Stupdity should hurt."