Why Re:s don't match original posts

[=?windows-1250?Q?Vladim=EDr_Cvajniga?=]

Hi,

does anybody know why large number of Re:s doesn't match original posts? I
use Outlook Express as a news reader and those Re:s drive me crazy!!!

Vlado

 

[Allen Browne]

What news server are you using?

If you are using your own ISP's server, try:
news.microsoft.com
Specify a new account on this server under:
Tools | Account

IME, most responses are correctly threaded on that server, though you still
get occasional posts that disappear into thin air.

 

[=?windows-1250?Q?Vladim=EDr_Cvajniga?=]

Thx for your respond, Allen.

I'm @ news.microsoft.com.
There's more than one half of Re:s (17 out of 31) in my list when I open
microsoft.public.access.

...posts that disappear into thin air.

Vlado

 

[Allen Browne]

Hmm. I see the occasional messages like that, but not the bulk of them
(unless you recently reset.)

You might want to go to:
Tools | Options | Maintenance
and make sure this box is unchecked:
Purge newsgroup mesages in the background

 

[=?windows-1250?Q?Vladim=EDr_Cvajniga?=]

Finally, I decided to reset. Some Re:s still reside but it's much better
now.
Vlado

 

[Dirk Goldgar]

In

Thx for your respond, Allen.

I'm @ news.microsoft.com.
There's more than one half of Re:s (17 out of 31) in my list when I
open microsoft.public.access.

You may also see replies to spam or offensive messages that Microsoft
has removed from its servers.

 

[David W. Fenton]

IME, most responses are correctly threaded on that server, though
you still get occasional posts that disappear into thin air

Eh? Threading happens in the news reader, not on the server. A
proper news reader will use the References: header to do the
threading. Unfortunately, some popular news readers don't maintain
the References properly, so the resulting articles can't necessarily
be properly threaded.