13.2 Working With Newsgroup Messages

13.2.1 Reading Newsgroup Messages

If you subscribe to an NNTP newsgroup account, an NNTP folder is created. It displays the NNTP folder icon NNTP Folder icon in your Folder List. The NNTP folder displays a list of each newsgroup you have subscribed to. When you click a subscribed newsgroup in your Folder List, the Item List displays a list of available news stories.

To read a news story:

  1. Double-click the news story in the Item list to view the story in a new window.

    or

    Select the news story to view the story in the QuickViewer.

13.2.2 Posting a New Discussion to a Newsgroup

  1. Right-click the newsgroup, then click New Discussion.

  2. Type a subject.

  3. Type a message.

  4. To change the newsgroup you are posting to or to post to additional newsgroups, click Newsgroups.

  5. Click OK.

  6. Click Post on the toolbar.

You cannot retract an item posted to a newsgroup.

If there is a problem posting an item to a newsgroup (for example, the NNTP server reports an out-of-disk-space error), your message is saved in your Work in Progress folder so that you can try to post it again later.

13.2.3 Replying to a Message in a Newsgroup

  1. Right-click the item in the Item List, then click Reply.

  2. Click a Reply option.

  3. Click OK.

  4. Type a reply.

  5. To change the newsgroup you are posting to or to post to additional newsgroups, click Newsgroups. Press F1 in the Select Newsgroups dialog box for more information.

  6. Click OK.

  7. Click Post on the toolbar.

You cannot retract an item posted to a newsgroup.

If there is a problem posting an item to a newsgroup (for example, the NNTP server reports an out-of-disk-space error), your message is saved in your Work in Progress folder so that you can try to post it again later.

13.2.4 Marking Messages According to Your Interests

  1. Right-click the newsgroup item, click Mark Thread, then click Watch, Read, or Ignore.

You can then filter messages based on thread status to see only the messages containing your postings.

13.2.5 Adding a Signature to All Newsgroup Items You Send

  1. Click Accounts > Account Options.

  2. Click the News tab, click Properties, then click the Signature tab.

  3. Click Signature or Electronic business card (vCard).

  4. If you selected Signature, type the text you want as the signature in the Signature field.

    This signature is different from the one you can create for regular GroupWise messages or for IMAP or POP3 accounts.

  5. Click Automatically add to add a signature to every item you post.

    or

    Click Prompt before adding to give you the choice whether or not to add a signature to each item you post.

  6. Click OK.

13.2.6 Changing the Display Name for Newsgroup Postings

  1. Click Accounts > Account Options.

  2. Click the News tab, then click Properties.

    Internet Account General Settings dialog box

  3. Type a display name.

  4. Click OK.

13.2.7 Deleting a Newsgroup Message

  1. Right-click the item, then click Delete and Empty.

Deleting a newsgroup item from your GroupWise Item List does not delete the item from the news server. You cannot delete an item posted to a newsgroup.

To redisplay the item in your GroupWise Item List, right-click the newsgroup in the GroupWise Cabinet, then click Reset.