You can hold down the Ctrl key while you click on individual messages then right-click and select "Mark as Read", or press Ctrl + Q. Synchronize downloads All Messages, New Messages Only or Headers Only depending on your settings.
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"John Smith" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message news:Le6cnVIcvZWsheWiU-(E-Mail Removed)...
> I'd like to be able to mark multiple messages as read and not see them the
> next time I go to the group page. How can I do that?
> Also, I'd appreciate an explanation of what "synchronization" is all about
> and how it is useful.
> Thanks
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