Folder Bar
by Blaine Harris » Sat, 22 Oct 2005 02:02:47 GMT
When I click on the folder bar to look at the list of newsgroups I'm
subscribed to some of the newsgroups are bolded with a number next to them
that tells me how many messages are not downloaded. How do I get these
messages to down load? I am set to download 500 headers/messages at a time
and some of these newsgroups only have 10 - 20 messages in them.
Re: Folder Bar
by Jim Pickering » Sat, 22 Oct 2005 02:20:37 GMT
Bolding indicates that there are "unread" messages in the folder. As for
the number in parentheses, it is only an estimate based on the reference ID
for the messages on the server and as such, it is often incorrect.
Recommend you uncheck the option to only download 500 messages at a time, as
that option is believed to contribute to the problem you are seeing.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.
Re: Folder Bar
by Blaine Harris » Sun, 23 Oct 2005 08:07:39 GMT
Thanks for your reply.
I unchecked the box to only download 500 messages. I've tried resyncing and
get additional headers. Its still telling me that I have a number of unread
messages. It isn't keeping me from participating in the news groups, I'm
just curious as to what is causing this and how to stop it.
Re: Folder Bar
by Jim Pickering » Sun, 23 Oct 2005 09:21:12 GMT
It's a problem with the info in the reference headers. There is no fix
other than to ignore the info which is often wrong. One other choice would
be to try a reset and redownload of all messages and see if that possible
fixes the annoyance.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/profile=F9F51EF1-4AE3-4D23-B2D8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.
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