Windows Mail clearing read newsgroups

[Larry M.]

I have had Vista for about a week. Still learning Win. Mail vs the old
Outlook Express in XP.
I have set up mail & Newsgroup accts. That seems ok. My quest. is why in
Newsgroups
do I have to click *catch up* in order for the counter to clear?
In OE they cleared when I went from newsgroup to newsgroup.

Is this just the way WinMail works or did I miss a setting somewhere?
TIA

 

[Guest]

I have had Vista for about a week. Still learning Win. Mail vs the old
Outlook Express in XP.
I have set up mail & Newsgroup accts. That seems ok. My quest. is why in
Newsgroups
do I have to click *catch up* in order for the counter to clear?
In OE they cleared when I went from newsgroup to newsgroup.

Is this just the way WinMail works or did I miss a setting somewhere?
TIA

If you want WinMail to mark all the newsgroup messages as read when
you leave a newsgroup (many of us don't), click on Tools, then Options,
then Read. If there is no check mark in the box before Mark all messages
as read when exiting a newsgroup, click on this box, then Apply. Click
on OK.

 

[Larry M.]

Thanks I knew it had to be a setting I missed.

If you want WinMail to mark all the newsgroup messages as read when
you leave a newsgroup (many of us don't), click on Tools, then Options,
then Read. If there is no check mark in the box before Mark all messages
as read when exiting a newsgroup, click on this box, then Apply. Click
on OK.

 

[Guest]

You're welcome.

Thanks I knew it had to be a setting I missed.

 

[Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM]

I have had Vista for about a week. Still learning Win. Mail vs the old
Outlook Express in XP.
I have set up mail & Newsgroup accts. That seems ok. My quest. is why in
Newsgroups
do I have to click *catch up* in order for the counter to clear?
In OE they cleared when I went from newsgroup to newsgroup.

Is this just the way WinMail works or did I miss a setting somewhere?
TIA

That's probably because it's only downloading 300 headers. If you want to
download all headers (except the ones you've marked read by clicking
catchup) then uncheck that option in Tools | Options | Read.