Internet Mail and News Help

News Messages

Before step one: You are using a Web browser, such as Internet Explorer, to view Help. For all procedures, switch back to Internet Mail and News by clicking one of its windows or choosing it on the Finder menu before you do step one.

Reading a news message

Searching for a news message

Sorting the news message list

Automating tasks for news messages using filters

Changing, disabling, or deleting a news filter

Printing a news message

Decoding a news message

Saving a news message for later reading

Posting a message to a newsgroup

Posting a reply to a newsgroup

Replying by mail to the author of a news message

To read a news message

If the Newsgroup window is not open, choose Newsgroups from the Windows menu.
In the Newsgroup window, select the newsgroup that you want to read.
On the News menu, choose Go To Newsgroup. A status window appears, showing the number of articles that are downloading. You can continue to perform other tasks while the news messages are downloaded to your machine.
- To view the message in the preview pane, click the message in the message list. The text of the message appears in the preview pane below the message list.
- To view the message in a separate window, double-click the message.

Note

Messages that are a part of a series of responses to an original message are gathered together and stored with the original message. To see the replies to a message, click the triangle to the left of the original message.

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To search for a news message

In the Newsgroup window, find a newsgroup you want to read, and double-click it to see the articles.
Click the Display Subjects Containing box above the message list, and choose which column you want to search on.
In the text box to the right of the menu, type the word(s) contained in the message you are looking for. As you type, only the messages that match what you type will be visible.
To show the entire list of messages again, delete the text you typed.

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To sort the news message list

In the Newsgroup window, find a newsgroup you want to read, and double-click it to see the articles.
Click the column heading you want to sort by.
To switch between ascending and descending sort order, click the triangle that appears in the column heading.

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To automate tasks for news messages using filters

On the Edit menu, choose Filters.
Click News, located in the upper-left of the dialog box.
Click New, located in the lower-left of the dialog box.
In the News Filter Name box, type a new name for the filter.
Make sure that the Enabled check box is selected so that the filter will work for incoming messages once you have finished creating it. You can also apply the filter to existing messages by selecting the message(s) and choosing Filter Message With from the Message menu. You can turn the filter off later by clearing the Enabled check box.
Filters work in the order that they appear in the filter list. To change where your new filter appears in the list, select it, and click the up and down arrows below the filter list.
If you want to filter on a newsgroup, choose a rule from the Contains menu to the right of Newsgroup, and then type the text that applies to the rule.
On the Field menu, choose the field you want to filter on.
On the Contains menu, choose the rule you want the filter to follow.
In the text box, type the text that applies to the rule.
If you want to create a second rule, choose And or Or from the Ignore menu, and then follow steps 7 to 9.

In the Actions area, select what action you would like to happen when a mail message matches the criteria you set.

Kill Does not download the news messages that fit the criteria you set.

Mark As Read Marks the incoming news messages that fit the criteria you set as read.

Set Color Changes the color of the news messages that fit the criteria you set. To choose a color, click the color box.

Download & File Message Downloads and moves the incoming news messages that fit the criteria you set to a folder. To select a folder, choose one from the menu.

Example

If you wanted to mark all messages that contain the word "mac" in any newsgroup that contains the word "mac" with the color purple, you would first need to create a news filter by clicking New and giving it a name. Then, in the Criteria area, you would choose Contains on the Newsgroup Contains menu, and then type the word "mac" in the text box. Next, you would choose Subject on the Field menu, contains on the Contain menu, and then type the word "mac" in the text box. Then, in the Actions area, you would select the Set Color check box, and click the color box to change the color to purple.

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To change, disable, or delete a news filter

On the Edit menu, choose Filters.
Click News, located in the upper-left of the dialog box.
In the filter list, click the filter you want to change, disable, or delete.
- To change the filter information, make changes as needed, and then click OK.
- To disable the filter so that it will not work, clear the Enabled check box.
- To delete the filter, click Delete.

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To print a news message

In the message list, click the message you want to print. If you want to print more than one, hold down the Shift key as you select messages.
On the File menu, choose Print.
Change settings as needed.
Click Print.

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To decode a news message

In the message list, double-click the news message you want to decode.
On the Message menu, choose Unscramble (ROT13).

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To save a news message for later reading

In the messages list, select the news message that you want to download and save.
On the Message menu, point to Move Message To, and then choose a folder, or drag the message to a folder.

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To post a message to a newsgroup

In the Newsgroup window, find a newsgroup you want to post a message to, and double-click it.
On the Message menu, choose New Newsgroup Message.
In the CC box, type any additional names.
In the Subject box, type a subject for a message.
In the main part of the window, type your message.
If you want to finish the message later, choose Finish Later from the Message menu to store the message in your Outbox.
When you are finished, choose Send/Post Message from the Mail menu.

Note

You can save a message as you write it by choosing Save from the File menu.

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To post a reply to a newsgroup

In the message list, double-click the news message to which you want to reply.
On the Message menu, choose Reply To Newsgroup.
In the main part of the window, type your message.
If you want to finish the message later, choose Finish Later from the Message menu to store the message in your Outbox.
When you are finished, choose Send/Post Message from the Mail menu.

Note

You can save a message as you write it by choosing Save on the File menu.

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To reply by mail to the author of a news message

In the message list, double-click the news message to which you want to reply.
On the Message menu, choose Reply To Author.
In the CC and BCC boxes, type any additional names.
In the main part of the window, type your message.
If you want to finish the message later, choose Finish Later from the Message menu to store the message in your Outbox.
When you are finished, choose Send/Post Message from the Mail menu.

Note

You can save a message as you write it by choosing Save on the File menu.

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Reading a news message
Searching for a news message
Sorting the news message list
Automating tasks for news messages using filters
Changing, disabling, or deleting a news filter
Printing a news message
Decoding a news message
Saving a news message for later reading
Posting a message to a newsgroup
Posting a reply to a newsgroup
Replying by mail to the author of a news message

Kill	Does not download the news messages that fit the criteria you set.
Mark As Read	Marks the incoming news messages that fit the criteria you set as read.
Set Color	Changes the color of the news messages that fit the criteria you set. To choose a color, click the color box.
Download & File Message	Downloads and moves the incoming news messages that fit the criteria you set to a folder. To select a folder, choose one from the menu.