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How to download instead of open messages in outlook?

ivwshane

Lifer
May 15, 2000
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Ok here is the deal.
I'm trying to use newgroups but for some reason programs like newsgrabber will just not download headers but outlook express will. But the problem with outlook is that when you click on a message it opens it (I can turn off preview but that doesn't help) what I want to do is save it.
And what I mean by it opens it is that it tries to display the data as text when it isn't ment to be.

Anyone have any ideas?
 

Moonbeam

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Nov 24, 1999
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To prevent newsgroup messages from automatically downloading

On the Tools menu, click Options.
On the Read tab, clear the Automatically download messages when viewing in the Preview Pane check box.

I don't understand your question perhaps, but I saw this just now trying to figure out haw to trun off the preview pane. If it doesn't help, try Outlook Help.
 

ivwshane

Lifer
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Thanks, that works however once I do that how can I download the messages?








This would be so much easier if newsgrabber worked for me:(