In article , Frank Slootweg
wrote:


As nospam wrote, clicking on the news URL should work.

Note 'should'. I tried it yesterday and I can't get it to work. I've
set up TB's 'System Integration', (Windows) 'Internet Options'
(Programs (Set programs)) and 'Associate a file type or protocol with a
program', but it doesn't work.

that's because thunderbird is a buggy mess.



Now we 'only' need someone who can show us how to teach TB to do a
direct lookup of a news URL.

it's open source. feel free to fix it (along with its numerous other
problems).