How do I subscribe, please?

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Mary

Hi!

I know this is a lame question..... but how do I subscribe
to this list, please? I use AOL as my ISP and yahoo as my
e mail. Please reply to me at [email protected].

Then I'll subscribe and ask a *real* question.......

Thanks!

Mary
 
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David McRitchie

Hi Mary, (posted with email copy)
This is a public newsgroup, and in my opinion the word subscribe
is a misnomer. The fact that you can read the newsgroup is what
is meant by subscribed. There is no permission to be
granted from an administrator in order to post, you posted and
your posting will remain posted. You will see the unread message,
once you've read them you would have to use a different view to see
all messages.
 
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David McRitchie

Hi Mary, (posted to excel.misc)
I thought maybe you were used to groups with mandatory registration and
approval for participation. Since you were talking about microsoft newsgroups that
is not the case.

It's been a long time since I had AOL and I know the interface has to be better
than when I used it. Folders separate from your email sound correct just as long
as they allow you to see the threads and subthreads as you would see in Google
Groups if you show all messages.

You might click on the following and see what happens, this one has some
traffic but not 1,000 message every day. So it should be quick to see what
you get and what program you are using.
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.newusers
or to the newsgroup you posted to
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.excel.misc

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HTH,
David McRitchie, Microsoft MVP - Excel [site changed Nov. 2001]
My Excel Pages: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/excel.htm
Search Page: http://www.mvps.org/dmcritchie/excel/search.htm

----- Original Message -----
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 09:57 AM
Subject: Re: How do I subscribe, please?

Hi, David!

Thanks for your reply! I guess what I meant by subscribe is that I used to
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use Netscape at work, and I could set it up so that I could "subscribe" to the
different Microsoft lists, and they would show up in a folder in my e mail. Can
I do the same thing, using AOL and yahoo email? Or do I have to go to the
Microsoft webpage to view the messages?
 
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