Outlook Express Newsreader

If you have problems following the instructions below, please email helpdesk@astro.swin.edu.au. Be sure to describe your problem in detail along with your machine type, Operating system and version and name of the software that is causing the problem.

We recommend using the latest version of Outlook Express (Outlook Express 6). Outlook express is bundled as part of the Internet Explorer Web browser. So we also recommend downloading and installing the latest version of Internet Explorer. This can freely be downloaded from Microsoft here.

Setup Outlook Express (Directly)
This is a guide to setting up Outlook Express directly, without going through Blackboard to get to the Newsreader links.

Configure Offline Synchronisation
This will show you how to configure Outlook Express to fully synchronise all you SAO newsgroups. By synchronising your newsgroups on your computer, you will be able to read and compose posts whilst not connected to the internet.

Attaching Images
This contains important information about attaching images to posts when using Outlook Express.

Resetting a Newsgroup
How to reset a newsgroup, forcing Outlook Express to re-download the entire newsgroup from Blackboard.

Common Problems: