Newsgroup files

[Irwin Opper]

Can somebody tell me where Vista Home Prem stores read newsgroup files?
XP had dbx files, what does Vista have???

TIA, Irwin Opper

 

[~*Tracy M*~]

It has folders and .fol files from what I can make out. Don't know if that
helps you out or not. You may be able to find out more from having a
look-see yourself. Your message is showing up in that folder as a .nws file.
If you hover your mouse over the strange looking file name, it will show who
the message was from, and the subject.

They are located in the following filepath:

C/:Users/YOURNAME/AppData/Microsoft/Windows Mail/NAME OF FOLDER OR NEWGROUP

I much preferred the .dbx files. I knew exactly where I was with them.

Tracy

 

[pvdg42]

Can somebody tell me where Vista Home Prem stores read newsgroup files?
XP had dbx files, what does Vista have???

TIA, Irwin Opper

In Windows Explorer,

Look in <yourUserName>\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail

You'll find a folder for each news account you have. Under the account
folder, you'll find individual folders for each group to which you've
subscribed. Files for each group are in the applicable folders.

 

[Julian]

Can somebody tell me where Vista Home Prem stores read newsgroup files?
XP had dbx files, what does Vista have???

User>AppData>Local>Microsoft>Windows Mail> News.xxxxx.com

 

[Irwin Opper]

I thank you all for your responses. You have been very helpful.

Thanks again, Irwin Opper

 

[Gordon Keenan]

I thank you all for your responses. You have been very helpful.

Thanks again, Irwin Opper

Have to say that I too have found the information of immense use to me.
Thing is... why the hell does MS do this? We spend years getting to a stage
we can do all the stuff we do, then for NO REASON I CAN WORK OUT, they
decide to change everything!

Sometimes re-inventing the wheel is just not worth it.

 

[Steve Cochran]

The message store in OE was very susceptible to corruption and was not
scalable. They needed to change that format and they did after much
pressure was exerted upon them by OE MVPs.

See also www.oehelp.com/backup.aspx#wm

steve