Get Next 300 Headers in Outlook Express 6

[Barry Karas]

8/2/2007

A most recent message with a date of 11-06-2006 in a major newsgroup? This
is obviously wrong. I click on "get next 300 headers..." but the most recent
message remains with a date of 11-06-2006.

How would I fix this problem?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

 

[David Webb]

Verify that the date field is sorted in descending order.

 

[Peter Foldes]

Reverse the ascending and descending order of the Sent Field

 

[PA Bear]

OE Tools > Options > Read > Get XX headers at a time (uncheck this option)

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You may set this option as high as 1,000. Right-click on the newsgroup in
Folders pane > Synchronization Settings > select New Messages Only. Now
every time you open the newsgroup (or hit F5), you will download the
next-newest set of headers/messages.

When you feel you've downloaded enough headers/messages, again right-click
on the newsgroup in Folders pane and select Catch Up Now. This will Mark as
Read all messages on the server, including ones you've not yet downloaded.
Now return to "Get XX headers at a time" and uncheck the option completely;
then compact the folder.

From now on, OE will only download headers/messages posted to the server
since you last checked (polled) for messages.

You should probably visit this page, too:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#cleannews (lotsa good stuff
there).
--
OE-specific newsgroup:
news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsoft.public.outlookexpress.general

~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)

 

[Lil' Dave]

8/2/2007

A most recent message with a date of 11-06-2006 in a major newsgroup? This
is obviously wrong. I click on "get next 300 headers..." but the most
recent message remains with a date of 11-06-2006.

How would I fix this problem?

Thank you,

Barry Karas

Either, within an individual newsgroup, scroll to the bottom -OR- click the
"sent" at the top of the column.
Dave

 

[Barry Karas]

I have already done that.

Barry Karas
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[David Webb]

Give us a link to the newsgroup so that we can check it out for you.

 

[Barry Karas]

I forget but I checked the dates of the other messages. They were all one to
two weeks apart. Then again, perhaps the newsgroup ceased operations --
although I didn't see any messages to that effect.

Barry Karas
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