Posting a New Message

As I've said before, original messages are the lifeblood of Usenet because they get the discussions off the ground and give the rest of us something to read (as well as laugh at, sneer at, and hurl verbal abuse at). So if you're feeling creative, you can take advantage of this section, which shows you how to post a new message from Outlook Express.

To get started, select the newsgroup to which you want to post and then use any of the following techniques:

  • Select Compose | New Message.
  • Press Ctrl+N.
  • Click the Compose Message button on the toolbar.

Whichever method you choose, the New Message window appears. This window is almost identical to the New Message window I discussed in the last chapter. The only difference is ...

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