Newsgroup Searching

[Dave]

I don't know how to search through all of the newsgroup messages to find a
particular subject of interest. Can someone walk me through the process?

I would like to be able to find answers without posting a new message on the
same subject.

--
Dave

 

[Ken Blake, MVP]

Re: Newsgroup Searching

On Fri, 24 Oct 2008 16:41:31 -0500, "Dave"
<leedave@otelco-removetoreply-.net> wrote:

> I don't know how to search through all of the newsgroup messages to find a
> particular subject of interest. Can someone walk me through the process?
>
> I would like to be able to find answers without posting a new message on the
> same subject.


The best and easiest way is to use Google advanced
search at http://groups.google.com/advanced_search?q=&

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
Please Reply to the Newsgroup

 

[Unknown]

Re: Newsgroup Searching

Have you tried clicking view---sort by--- subject?
"Dave" <leedave@otelco-removetoreply-.net> wrote in message
news:OJkLGFiNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I don't know how to search through all of the newsgroup messages to find a
>particular subject of interest. Can someone walk me through the process?
>
> I would like to be able to find answers without posting a new message on
> the same subject.
>
> --
> Dave
>

 

[Dave]

Re: Newsgroup Searching

Thanks to you both for your suggestions . . . I'll work on both.

I want to be able to find answers if they are somewhere in the Newsgroup.

--
Dave


"Dave" <leedave@otelco-removetoreply-.net> wrote in message
news:OJkLGFiNJHA.3804@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl...
>I don't know how to search through all of the newsgroup messages to find a
>particular subject of interest. Can someone walk me through the process?
>
> I would like to be able to find answers without posting a new message on
> the same subject.
>
> --
> Dave
>

 

[PA Bear [MS MVP]]

Re: Newsgroup Searching

If you're accessing the newsgroup via Outlook Express and have download only
(or primarily) the headers, you'll only be able to search on words or
phrases in the Subject. To be able to search message contents, you'd have
to download all of the message bodies.

Easiest is to search Google Groups archive; e.g.,
http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/topics
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
DTS-L http://dts-l.net/

Dave wrote:
> I don't know how to search through all of the newsgroup messages to find a
> particular subject of interest. Can someone walk me through the process?
>
> I would like to be able to find answers without posting a new message on
> the
> same subject.

 

[Dave]

Re: Newsgroup Searching

Thank you . . . that's the one I'll use.

--
Dave

"PA Bear [MS MVP]" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:uMz1tbjNJHA.2484@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> If you're accessing the newsgroup via Outlook Express and have download
> only (or primarily) the headers, you'll only be able to search on words or
> phrases in the Subject. To be able to search message contents, you'd have
> to download all of the message bodies.
>
> Easiest is to search Google Groups archive; e.g.,
> http://groups.google.com/group/microsoft.public.windowsxp.general/topics
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-IE, Mail, Security, Windows Desktop Experience - since 2002
> AumHa VSOP & Admin http://aumha.net
> DTS-L http://dts-l.net/
>
> Dave wrote:
>> I don't know how to search through all of the newsgroup messages to find
>> a
>> particular subject of interest. Can someone walk me through the process?
>>
>> I would like to be able to find answers without posting a new message on
>> the
>> same subject.
>