Re: Deletion of Newgroup Message Headers
From: Jim Pickering (jimp_at_mvps.0rg)
Date: 09/11/04
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Date: Sat, 11 Sep 2004 09:40:41 -0700
That doesn't answer two important questions. You stated that:
1. You were saving the messages to your Desktop. I asked if they were
saved as nws files.
2. You don't tell us the news server you are using, nor the group you are
having difficulty with, so it's impossible to check and try to help you. As
stated earlier, the problem is most likely with the retention policy of the
news server in use and you need to query them. As a test, you can create a
local mail folder, call it OldNews, then download messages and select all
the downloaded messages (or just a portion of them) and use the right
click/copy to selection to copy them to the OldNews folder for retention.
Many binary group users to do this to ensure they can get and retain all
parts of multipart messages.
So, without more info from you that is specific to the questions above, I
don't see how we can help more. Good luck.
-- Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express Please reply only to newsgroup. "SafetyMan" <safetyman2010@comcast.net> wrote in message news:k%u0d.18871$MQ5.12185@attbi_s52... > What is happening is that all the headers and downloaded messages from > yesterday delete themselves upon opening OE today. This has been happening > since I got this machine over a year ago. I am just getting tired of it > now. I downloaded some messages last night and cannot read them today. I > don't think XPSP2 has anything to do with it. > SafetyMan > > "Jim Pickering" <jimp@mvps.0rg> wrote in message > news:eZkmQJ7lEHA.952@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >> Are these messages you have saved to your Desktop actual *.nws files? >> How are you saving them to the Desktop? >> >> If you mean that the messages when clicked opens Outlook Express, but >> then are blank in the Preview Pane, try the following and see if it >> helps. Click Start/Run and type: regsvr32 inetcomm.dll >> >> Then open the message again and see if it's readable. If you are posting >> from the problem machine (which the headers show has XPSP2 installed), >> it's possible that your install of SP2 is corrupted, particularly if you >> allowed an antivirus program to remain running during the installation. >> If that's the case, I'd try uninstalling SP2, reboot, shut down any >> antivirus program and reinstall SP2 and see if that fixes the problem. >> See the link below for how to uninstall: >> >> 875350 - How to remove Windows XP Service Pack 2 from your computer: >> http://support.microsoft.com/default.aspx?scid=kb;EN-US;875350 >> >> -- >> Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express >> Please reply only to newsgroup. >> >> >> "SafetyMan" <safetyman2010@comcast.net> wrote in message >> news:PKt0d.151505$9d6.58755@attbi_s54... >>>I cannot see messages that I have downloaded onto my desktop. They are >>>not on any server >>> View >Current View>Show All Messages and Group Messages by conversation >>> are checked >>> Tools>Options>Maintenance>Delete All Messages After (30) Days is checked >>> >>> Safetyman >>> "Jim Pickering" <jimp@mvps.0rg> wrote in message >>> news:O81nhU6lEHA.3428@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl... >>>> It could be that the server you are using "ages" messages off the >>>> server rapidly. This happens with many news servers that host binary >>>> groups to avoid the huge storage requirements to maintain the messages. >>>> In some cases, the retention period for newsgroups on those servers is >>>> measured in hours and when you next connect, those messages that have >>>> been "aged" from the server are removed from your local copy of the >>>> newsgroup. >>>> >>>> The size of the newsgroup dbx file can be reduced to reclaim the wasted >>>> space by compacting the group involved. This assumes that your View >>>> setting does not have the option to "Hide Read Messages" checked. >>>> -- >>>> Jim Pickering, MVP-Outlook Express >>>> Please reply only to newsgroup. >>>> >>>> >>>> "SafetyMan" <safetyman2010@comcast.net> wrote in message >>>> news:9Hs0d.166718$Fg5.74471@attbi_s53... >>>>> Those are already checked. Anything else? >>>>> SafetyMan >>>>> >>>>> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message >>>>> news:ehFD5O5lEHA.2880@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl... >>>>>> In View>Current View - Check: Show all messages and Group Messages by >>>>>> conversation. >>>>>> -- >>>>>> Bruce Hagen >>>>>> ~IB-CA~ >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> "SafetyMan" <safetyman2010@comcast.net> wrote in message >>>>>> news:z7r0d.22575$D%.13365@attbi_s51... >>>>>>>I have OE 6.00.2900. Everyday when I check my newsgroup messages all >>>>>>>the previous day's headers and any downloaded messages are deleted >>>>>>>and I'll be darned if I can figure out how to get them back. I went >>>>>>>to the store folder and see that the newsgroup folder is large, so >>>>>>>the messages have not been deleted. How can I see what I downloaded >>>>>>>yesterday? >>>>>>> >>>>>>> SafetyMan >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> > >
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