Using webmail accounts

I understand its not possible to use webmail email accounts like hotmail or
msn.com to post to newsgroups. I don't want to use my normal pop3 email
account in Vista Mail program for fear of receiving a deluge of junk mail.

Is there an alternative which I can use to send mail or post to newsgroups
in Vista Mail?

"Pete" <Pete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35F9E896-5187-4EBC-9916-B40EBCAB6982@microsoft.com...
>I understand its not possible to use webmail email accounts like hotmail or
> msn.com to post to newsgroups. I don't want to use my normal pop3 email
> account in Vista Mail program for fear of receiving a deluge of junk mail.
>
> Is there an alternative which I can use to send mail or post to newsgroups
> in Vista Mail?

You can put a false email address in the reply to field.

Alternatively get yourself a Gmail account and use that.

www.gmail.com

"Pete" <Pete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:35F9E896-5187-4EBC-9916-B40EBCAB6982@microsoft.com...
>I understand its not possible to use webmail email accounts like hotmail or
> msn.com to post to newsgroups. I don't want to use my normal pop3 email
> account in Vista Mail program for fear of receiving a deluge of junk mail.
>
> Is there an alternative which I can use to send mail or post to newsgroups
> in Vista Mail?

What makes you think using your real email for your Windows Mail *mail*
account will compromise it?
News accounts are a different matter entirely, of course. *Never* use your
real email in connection with any public news account, unless you set up a
special email just to trap spam. You are not required to supply a real email
address in connection with Windows Mail news accounts. You can simply make
one up.
I've been doing exactly that for years in OE and now in Windows Mail. For
the Microsoft public groups, I'm currently using:

pvdg@toadstool.edu

(Go get it, harvester bots!

In my real email account (used in my Windows Mail mail account), I get no
more than 2 - 4 spam messages a week. Pretty good for having the same email
for over 4 years.

Thank you for the information.

I do not use Windows Mail for my emails and don't have an email account set
up. I just want to post to newsgroups but it seems I can't do that unless I
set up an email account.

Where would I put the faluse email account when posting to a newsgroup?

"PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message
news:eZg2YN22HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> "Pete" <Pete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:35F9E896-5187-4EBC-9916-B40EBCAB6982@microsoft.com...
>>I understand its not possible to use webmail email accounts like hotmail
>>or
>> msn.com to post to newsgroups. I don't want to use my normal pop3 email
>> account in Vista Mail program for fear of receiving a deluge of junk
>> mail.
>>
>> Is there an alternative which I can use to send mail or post to
>> newsgroups
>> in Vista Mail?
>
> What makes you think using your real email for your Windows Mail *mail*
> account will compromise it?
> News accounts are a different matter entirely, of course. *Never* use your
> real email in connection with any public news account, unless you set up a
> special email just to trap spam. You are not required to supply a real
> email address in connection with Windows Mail news accounts. You can
> simply make one up.
> I've been doing exactly that for years in OE and now in Windows Mail. For
> the Microsoft public groups, I'm currently using:
>
> pvdg@toadstool.edu
>
> (Go get it, harvester bots!
>
> In my real email account (used in my Windows Mail mail account), I get no
> more than 2 - 4 spam messages a week. Pretty good for having the same
> email for over 4 years.

"Pete" <pitsofearth@msn.com> wrote in message
news:eXwZT#42HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> Thank you for the information.
>
> I do not use Windows Mail for my emails and don't have an email account
> set up. I just want to post to newsgroups but it seems I can't do that
> unless I set up an email account.
>
> Where would I put the faluse email account when posting to a newsgroup?

Tools > Accounts > news account > Properties > General > Reply Address

>
> "PvdG42" <pvdg@toadstool.edu> wrote in message
> news:eZg2YN22HHA.536@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
>> "Pete" <Pete@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
>> news:35F9E896-5187-4EBC-9916-B40EBCAB6982@microsoft.com...
>>>I understand its not possible to use webmail email accounts like hotmail
>>>or
>>> msn.com to post to newsgroups. I don't want to use my normal pop3 email
>>> account in Vista Mail program for fear of receiving a deluge of junk
>>> mail.
>>>
>>> Is there an alternative which I can use to send mail or post to
>>> newsgroups
>>> in Vista Mail?
>>
>> What makes you think using your real email for your Windows Mail *mail*
>> account will compromise it?
>> News accounts are a different matter entirely, of course. *Never* use
>> your real email in connection with any public news account, unless you
>> set up a special email just to trap spam. You are not required to supply
>> a real email address in connection with Windows Mail news accounts. You
>> can simply make one up.
>> I've been doing exactly that for years in OE and now in Windows Mail. For
>> the Microsoft public groups, I'm currently using:
>>
>> pvdg@toadstool.edu
>>
>> (Go get it, harvester bots!
>>
>> In my real email account (used in my Windows Mail mail account), I get no
>> more than 2 - 4 spam messages a week. Pretty good for having the same
>> email for over 4 years.
>
>