Mail Icon

How can I get or find a Windows Mail Icon so all I have to do is click on it
and it will open up so I can read and or reply to any messages in this
group.

Thanks

"PAUL" <> wrote in message
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> How can I get or find a Windows Mail Icon so all I have to do is click on
> it and it will open up so I can read and or reply to any messages in this
> group.
>
> Thanks
>
Customize the IE toolbar. You'll find a mail icon you can add that will open
your default mail client.

I do not have a mail reader on my laptop where I am sending this message
from. I only have it on my Desktop with a few accounts.

Does that mean that I have to setup an email account on my laptop also, just
to read or send messages to newsgroups?


"PvdG42" <> wrote in message
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>
>
> "PAUL" <> wrote in message
> news:20A89FC1-D3AB-4CC5-A72C-...
>> How can I get or find a Windows Mail Icon so all I have to do is click on
>> it and it will open up so I can read and or reply to any messages in this
>> group.
>>
>> Thanks
>>
> Customize the IE toolbar. You'll find a mail icon you can add that will
> open your default mail client.

Email is not necessary to access newsgroups.

Tyro

"PAUL" <> wrote in message
news:#...
> I do not have a mail reader on my laptop where I am sending this message
> from. I only have it on my Desktop with a few accounts.
>
> Does that mean that I have to setup an email account on my laptop also,
> just to read or send messages to newsgroups?
>
>
> "PvdG42" <> wrote in message
> news:evndr$...
>>
>>
>> "PAUL" <> wrote in message
>> news:20A89FC1-D3AB-4CC5-A72C-...
>>> How can I get or find a Windows Mail Icon so all I have to do is click
>>> on it and it will open up so I can read and or reply to any messages in
>>> this group.
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
>> Customize the IE toolbar. You'll find a mail icon you can add that will
>> open your default mail client.
>

"Tyro" <> kirjoitti
viestissä:iOrhl.15815$ m...
> Email is not necessary to access newsgroups.
>
> Tyro
>
(OP meant an email program, I guess) Google_groups and M$ communities are
not the easiest way to read news

An email account is necessary (unless you read ONLY). You have to set up a
sending account to comment in newsgroups etc.
But it's a PITA to keep two machines synchronized when it comes to
read/unread messages in newssgroups (mail is no problem with IMAP),
especially when on is XP and the other one dualboots Vista/Win7

--
Thomas Wendell
Helsinki, Finland
Translations to/from FI not always accurate



> "PAUL" <> wrote in message
> news:#...
>> I do not have a mail reader on my laptop where I am sending this message
>> from. I only have it on my Desktop with a few accounts.
>>
>> Does that mean that I have to setup an email account on my laptop also,
>> just to read or send messages to newsgroups?
>>
>>
>> "PvdG42" <> wrote in message
>> news:evndr$...
>>>
>>>
>>> "PAUL" <> wrote in message
>>> news:20A89FC1-D3AB-4CC5-A72C-...
>>>> How can I get or find a Windows Mail Icon so all I have to do is click
>>>> on it and it will open up so I can read and or reply to any messages in
>>>> this group.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>> Customize the IE toolbar. You'll find a mail icon you can add that will
>>> open your default mail client.
>>

Make a shortcut to "c:\program files\windows mail\Winmail.exe" and add this
switch to the end of it:

/news

and it will open in newsreader mode.

steve

"PAUL" <> wrote in message
news:20A89FC1-D3AB-4CC5-A72C-...
> How can I get or find a Windows Mail Icon so all I have to do is click on
> it and it will open up so I can read and or reply to any messages in this
> group.
>
> Thanks
>

On Mon, 2 Feb 2009 13:17:33 +0200, "Thomas Wendell"
<> wrote:

>
> "Tyro" <> kirjoitti
> viestissä:iOrhl.15815$ m...
> > Email is not necessary to access newsgroups.
> >
> > Tyro
> >
> (OP meant an email program, I guess) Google_groups and M$ communities are
> not the easiest way to read news
>
> An email account is necessary (unless you read ONLY). You have to set up a
> sending account to comment in newsgroups etc.


No, that's not correct. You need neither an E-mail program nor an
E-mail account. In fact you can *not* access newsgroups or send
messages to them with an E-mail account. When you need is a news
server account.

But note that there are many programs that are *both* E-mail clients
and newsreaders, and the one that Paul asked about, Windows Mail, is
an example of such a dual-purpose program. The one that I use, Forte
Agent, is another example of such a dual-purpose program, but I use it
just as a newsreader.


> But it's a PITA to keep two machines synchronized when it comes to
> read/unread messages in newssgroups (mail is no problem with IMAP),
> especially when on is XP and the other one dualboots Vista/Win7
>
> --
> Thomas Wendell
> Helsinki, Finland
> Translations to/from FI not always accurate
>
>
>
> > "PAUL" <> wrote in message
> > news:#...
> >> I do not have a mail reader on my laptop where I am sending this message
> >> from. I only have it on my Desktop with a few accounts.
> >>
> >> Does that mean that I have to setup an email account on my laptop also,
> >> just to read or send messages to newsgroups?
> >>
> >>
> >> "PvdG42" <> wrote in message
> >> news:evndr$...
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> "PAUL" <> wrote in message
> >>> news:20A89FC1-D3AB-4CC5-A72C-...
> >>>> How can I get or find a Windows Mail Icon so all I have to do is click
> >>>> on it and it will open up so I can read and or reply to any messages in
> >>>> this group.
> >>>>
> >>>> Thanks
> >>>>
> >>> Customize the IE toolbar. You'll find a mail icon you can add that will
> >>> open your default mail client.
> >>
>

--
Ken Blake, Microsoft MVP - Windows Desktop Experience
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