Re: OE6 newsgroup reader problem...

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"GO" <aa533@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message news:%23twMT$L9HHA.1188@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hi Bruce,

Thanks for the reply.


I've done this and a completely new .dbx has been created. But is there
any way to recover and/or read the contents of the original .dbx? Any idea
what would trigger this problem? Could something have corrupted the dbx?
Is there a file size limit for dbx's? That's the only thing that's similar
between the two incidents. They were two different dbx's but both around
20MB in size.


You /were/ talking about newsgroups. correct? OE only mirrors what is on the server, so there is nothing to recover in the normal sense.

Tools | Options | Read. Uncheck: Get XXX headers at a time. Then, right click on the newsgroup in the Folder Tree | Properties | Local File | Reset. Switch to another folder and then back and all available messages will be downloaded again.

It would be a good idea to compact your folders when you're done.

Click on Outlook Express at the top of the folder tree so no folders are open. Then: File | Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar). File | Folder | Compact all folders. Don't touch anything until the compacting is completed.



Make sure get xxx headers at a time is not checked.

I'm not sure what this will accomplish (other than the obvious :) I've had
this feature checked since I've started using OE. What is the benefit of
doing this, or what is the problem caused by leaving it checked?


You will get all messages currently on the server. If you want to limit the ammount:

If you want to download newsgroups, but don't want hundreds, or thousands, of messages, you can create a message rule such as this:

Tools | Message Rules | News.

Box 1: Where the message was sent more than days ago
Box 2: Delete it & Stop processing more rules
Box 3: Click on "Days" and choose the # of days you want.
Name the rule.

In Tools | Options | Read - Uncheck: Get XXX headers at a time. When you go to, or subscribe to a newsgroup, it will only download the messages for the number of days you selected.

Opinions on this vary, but in Tools | Accounts | News | Properties | General, I have Include this account when checking for new messages checked. When OE automatically checks for mail, (however often you have it set for), it will also download any new news messages at the same time.



But before you do anything, get over to Windows Updates. I'm not sure
what your Windows version is, but from your message headers:

X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2600.0000
X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2600.0000

you are obviously running an outdated and less secure version of OE,
and that may be part of the problem.

Yeah, I'm aware OE is not up to date and unfortunately will have to remain
that way (the updates breaks several things in OE). I am running Win2k and
other than that my system is up to date as far as security patches. OE is
locked down sufficiently that I have no fear of being comprimised.



I can't
see this as causing the problem though as I would have encountered it much
sooner.


Look for the obvious. It may not be the cause, but if updates break OE functions, you have two possible remidies.

1: Turn off your anti-virus program when you download and install /anything/. Your AV can prevent a clean install.

2: You may be infested with some type of Hijackware.

Courtesy of MVP Robear Dyer (PA Bear):

Checking for/Help with Hijackware
http://aumha.org/a/parasite.htm
http://aumha.org/a/quickfix.htm
http://aumha.net/viewtopic.php?t=5878
http://wiki.castlecops.com/Malware_Removal_and_Prevention:_Introduction
http://mvps.org/winhelp2002/unwanted.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/data/prevention.htm
http://inetexplorer.mvps.org/tshoot.html
http://www.mvps.org/sramesh2k/Malware_Defence.htm
http://defendingyourmachine.blogspot.com/
http://www.elephantboycomputers.com/page2.html#Removing_Malware

When all else fails, HijackThis
v1.99.1(http://aumha.net/downloads/hijackthis.zip) is the preferred tool to use. It will help you to both identify and remove any hijackware/spyware.

**Post your log to http://aumha.net/viewforum.php?f=30,
http://castlecops.com/forum67.html,
http://forums.subratam.org/index.php?showforum=7, or other appropriate forums for expert analysis, not here.**
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA







Thanks again,

Greg


"GO" <aa533@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:ODZalXL9HHA.4612@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
Hello,

I'm using OE6 to access the MS Usenet groups (primarily MS's own
servers, news.microsoft.com) and this is the second time this
problem has occurred so I'm hoping I can find some help. When I
"opened" the newsgroup (vista.general) it seems to have ignored my
existing .dbx file and creating
a new listing of all messages (losing all my watched and read
threads). Looking in the message store location
(\D&S\<username>\Local Settings\Application
Data\Identities\{very-long-string}\Microsoft\Outlook Express) I see
that it has made a new .dbx file. So I now have two:
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.general.dbx" and
"microsoft.public.windows.vista.general (1).dbx". I closed OE and
deleted the new, smaller one (...vista.general(1).dbx) and restarted
OE but it didn't seem to make any difference. The original file is
still there but the message listing is brand new, and it did not
make a new file this time around. All other newsgroups I read are
fine and have not experienced this
problem. Is there something that would trigger this into happening?
Is there any way I can get OE to read the contents of the old .dbx?
I'm assuming the contents are still there as the file is close to
20MB. I've been using OE for Usenet for years and have never
experienced this before, other than now and about a month ago.


TIA,


Greg



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