Re: newsgroups question

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From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/01/05 

Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 10:58:49 -0600

"James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE wrote:
>> "James Silverton" <not.jim.silverton@erols.com> wrote in message
>>> What I'd like to do is to automatically or periodically display the
>>> number of new unread messages in *all* subscribed newsgroups. \
>>
>> 1. Make sure the box in the news server properties to include the
>> server is checked.
>>
>> 2. It will ONLY check news during a scheduled check, not one that
>> you
>> initiate. Even then, the number is only approximate.
>
> Thank you very much indeed Frank!
>
> You have solved a long-standing problem and your solution seems to
> work: Tools|Accounts|Properties|"Include the account when checking for
> new messages"
> is the route I used.
>
> Perhaps, it's some peculiarity in myself but I never thought that
> would do it. It does not really matter but I wonder why having the box
> checked is not the default? I have a tendency to wait until a
> newsgroup has a significant number of messages before scanning it but
> the accuracy of the number doesn't really matter.
>
> Thanks again!

There are are a few instances where I know why Microsoft die something.
This is not one of them. 

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