Re: Remove attachments from newsgroup posts

From: Earl Kiosterud (nowhere_at_nowhere.com)
Date: 06/21/04 

Date: Mon, 21 Jun 2004 17:49:53 -0400

Bruce,

Hey. Turning off Get xxx headers at a time got it to reload the headers
from the server. A step forward.

It still doesn't remove the messages (so I still have the attachments).
This is the second button in the Local File Cleanup dialog - "Remove
Messages - This will remove all message bodies." It then prompts "Are you
sure you want to remove all locally cached message bodies from all folders?"
Yes, click I. A progress bar indicates it's doing something. Even after
running Compact (top button in Local File Cleanup dialog), I can go to the
newsgroup and see the text of the posts, and any attachments. Same for the
third (Delete) button in Local File Cleanup. None of the four buttons in
that dialog gets rid of the posts.

But the manual delete is does. I'll go with that. It does free up disk
space (per dir command at command prompt, which gives disk space to the
byte, so I know it's working).

Thanks a bunch. 

-- 
Earl Kiosterud
mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
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"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:ue2B766VEHA.1764@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> I don't know what else to tell you. Once the messages appear in the
> NG, they are taking up space whether you have opened them or not. If
> there is an attachment, it is in the original post so even if you
> could delete only the attachment, you would not be able to view it
> later unless you re-downloaded the original post.
>
> As for messages being downloaded from the server, if you go to
> Tools>Options>Read tab and uncheck: Get xxx headers at a time, you
> should get all the messages that are available on the server.
>
> Perhaps someone else will see this and offer their thoughts.
> -- 
> Bruce Hagen
>    ~IB-CA~
>
>
>
> "Earl Kiosterud" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> news:%23Ypj9t6VEHA.1164@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> > Bruce,
> >
> > No, I've not moved the newsgroup posts to another folder.  I've
> downloaded
> > some of them, containing attachments, at which point the headers
> change from
> > bold to normal font.  When I use Tools-Options-Maint-Clean up and
> either
> > remove message bodies, or delete headers and message bodies,
> followed by
> > Compact folders, it goes through pretty quickly.  Then I go back to
> the
> > newsgroup and I still instantly see the headers, even if I restart
> OE.  Most
> > of the headers are in bold, but those earlier downloaded are still
> non-bold,
> > and the attachments are instantly available if I open the posts.  I
> have
> > DSL, approx 750 Mb/sec, and these attachments will normally take
> several
> > seconds to download, so I am confident they're not being downloaded
> again.
> >
> > Removing the posts manually by your second suggestion got rid of
> everything.
> > I manually selected all of the posts.  Then I pressed Delete and
> responded
> > to the "are you sure" message.  It took quite a while to delete
> them
> > (hourglass).  Then I did File>Compact all folders.  Using Dir on a
> command
> > line, I see I picked up about a megabyte of free disk space.
> >
> > But this method gets rid of the headers, and I never see them
> again.  It
> > shows no posts in the newsgroup, so I can't go after other stuff.
> I see no
> > command to download all the posts from the server.  Only posts
> which arrive
> > at the server later then the deleting ever appear.  I could
> manually
> > selectively delete only those in non-bold, I suppose, but I still
> lose the
> > ability to see them and download them again if I want to.
> >
> > I think this used to work.  At least I thought it did.  Seems to me
> the
> > downloaded headers went bold again.  I'm beginning to think this
> isn't a
> > "how do I do this" question, but more a "what's wrong with this
> program"
> > question, which I don't really want to pursue.  I'll wait for more
> stuff to
> > break, then eventually reload the entire system, as I occasionally
> have to
> > do.
> >
> > But if I'm doing something wrong, and there's a way to remove the
> posts (and
> > attachments) to free up disk space, and still see the stuff in the
> > newsgroup, I'd like to know.  Thanks so much for your help.
> > -- 
> > Earl Kiosterud
> > mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
> > -------------------------------------------
> >
> > "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> > news:urS6YH6VEHA.3024@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> > > Earl,
> > >
> > > You are still looking at the messages in the newsgroup and have
> not
> > > moved them to another folder, have you?
> > >
> > > The messages aren't being downloaded again, they are just not
> being
> > > deleted, correct? As if you didn't do a thing? Lets try deleting
> the
> > > messages a different way.
> > >
> > > If you want to delete a selection of messages, but not the first
> or
> > > last, click on the last message you want to delete, scroll up as
> far
> > > as you want to delete messages, hold down the Shift key and click
> on
> > > that message. This will highlight the messages in blue. Hit the
> > > Delete key.
> > >
> > > If you want to delete every message after a certain one, click on
> the
> > > newest message you want deleted. Hold Ctrl+Shift and tap the End
> key,
> > > then Delete.
> > >
> > > If you want to delete all messages in a newsgroup, highlight any
> > > message - Hold Ctrl & A and tap Delete.
> > >
> > > Any way you do it, follow up by compacting all your folders
> > > *manually* while working offline.
> > >
> > > File>Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status
> Bar).
> > > File>Folder>Compact all folders.
> > >
> > > In Tools>Options>Maintenance: Uncheck: Compact messages in
> background
> > > and leave this unchecked as it can cause problems such as low
> memory.
> > >
> > > Let me know if this helps.
> > > -- 
> > > Bruce Hagen
> > >    ~IB-CA~
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > "Earl Kiosterud" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > > news:eDbd875VEHA.3696@TK2MSFTNGP10.phx.gbl...
> > > > Bruce,
> > > >
> > > > Yes, in OE 6.  I use Tools>Options>Maintenance>Clean up now.
> I
> > > use Delete
> > > > headers and message bodies.  Then I can go to a newsgroup and
> > > headers are
> > > > still there.  Those messages downloaded are in normal font and
> > > those not
> > > > downloaded are in bold.  The attachments are still there.
> > > >
> > > > -- 
> > > > Earl Kiosterud
> > > > mvpearl omitthisword at verizon period net
> > > > -------------------------------------------
> > > >
> > > > "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> > > > news:ubehl00VEHA.2840@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> > > > > You're still in OE, correct?  Just delete the message headers
> in
> > > the
> > > > > NG. Get rid of the posts.
> > > > >
> > > > > After you are done, follow up by compacting your folders
> manually
> > > > > while working *offline* and do it often.
> > > > >
> > > > > File>Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the
> Status
> > > Bar).
> > > > > File>Folder>Compact all folders.
> > > > >
> > > > > In Tools>Options>Maintenance: Uncheck Compact messages in
> > > background
> > > > > and leave it unchecked.
> > > > >
> > > > > I hope this helps. I'm not sure exactly what you are doing.
> > > > > -- 
> > > > > Bruce Hagen
> > > > >    ~IB-CA~
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > >
> > > > > "Earl Kiosterud" <nowhere@nowhere.com> wrote in message
> > > > > news:OMd7fl0VEHA.3512@TK2MSFTNGP12.phx.gbl...
> > > > > > Hi Folks,
> > > > > >
> > > > > > If I have newsgroup posts attachments (and they're large
> music
> > > > > files), I
> > > > > > can't seem to get rid of them to free up disk space.  I can
> use
> > > > > Tools,
> > > > > > Options - Maintenance and remove message bodies, and all
> kinds
> > > of
> > > > > stuff, but
> > > > > > the files are still there.  I can still open the posts,
> > > > > double-click the
> > > > > > attachments, and there they are.  How do I get totally rid
> of
> > > them?
> > > > > >
> > > > > > Thanks
> > > > > > -- 
> > > > > > Earl
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