Re: newsgroups question
From: Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE (franksaunders_at_mvps.org)
Date: 02/01/05
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Date: Tue, 1 Feb 2005 11:54:41 -0600
"Frank Saunders, MS-MVP IE/OE" <franksaunders@mvps.org> wrote in
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> "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.
"does" not "die"
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