Refreshing Metadata Delays

[Blue Max]

We use the SYNCHRONIZE ALL option on the tool menu to update the messages in
all our newsgroups. Unfortunately, when we select a newsgroup, regardless
of the fact it has just been synchronized, we have to wait for the metadata
to be refreshed. Depending on the newsgroup, this can be a long process
that delays our interferes with our access to the messages (which
continually keep changing and refreshing). This leads to two questions:

FIRST, why isn't the metadata refreshed during the SYNCHRONIZE ALL
operation?

SECOND, is there a way to force a metadata refresh for all newsgroups so
they will be current as we enter each newsgroup?

Thank you for any help with this issue.

 

[Administrator]

We use the SYNCHRONIZE ALL option on the tool menu to update the messages
in all our newsgroups. Unfortunately, when we select a newsgroup,
regardless of the fact it has just been synchronized, we have to wait for
the metadata to be refreshed. Depending on the newsgroup, this can be a
long process that delays our interferes with our access to the messages
(which continually keep changing and refreshing). This leads to two
questions:

FIRST, why isn't the metadata refreshed during the SYNCHRONIZE ALL
operation?

SECOND, is there a way to force a metadata refresh for all newsgroups so
they will be current as we enter each newsgroup?

Thank you for any help with this issue.

 

[Guest]

Have you tried a Synchronize All and then click on File and then
Work Offline? That should disable refreshing the metadata.

 

[Blue Max]

No, Robert, I had not tried that solution. Thank you for the
recommendation. While this introduces a few more steps than I would desire
to perform, it is also a very worthy work-around. My only concern, knowing
nothing regarding the purpose of a metadata update, is whether or not this
would rob my downloaded messages or headers of any crucial detail in offline
mode?

Thank You

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[Guest]

It may interfere with downloading the bodies of messages for which you
have downloaded only the headers in the Synchronize All. I haven't tried
it enough to know if there are any more problems.

 

[Blue Max]

Thank you for your assistance.

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