That appears to be what the solution is now for Windows Mail issues.
MVPs such as yourself and others are now telling the users to use non-MS
products for NNTP and mail. Doesn't say much for Microsoft when its MVPs
are recommending other products rather than those from MS.
steve
"Kerry Brown" <kerry@kdbNOSPAMsys-tems.c*a*m> wrote in message
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> Use a different nntp client.
>
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> Kerry Brown
> Microsoft MVP - Shell/User
> http://www.vistahelp.ca
>
>
> "Mildred Savalier" <itsdilly@nospamcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:C96BA71E-E8D6-43F8-811A-A7292DB20D16@microsoft.com...
> I have to fix it!
> It is slowing me down and making me crazy!
> ???
> HELP?
>
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> Dilly
> itsdilly@comcast.net
> http://home.comcast.net/~itsdilly/
> http://community.webshots.com/user/savalier
> http://www.myspace.com/itsdilly
> People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but
> people will never forget how you made them feel.
>
>
> "Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
> news:CAEBDA4F-F079-468A-93E0-D8F8763C8501@microsoft.com...
> That's normal. Just let it be. It will get even bigger.
>
> There is now just one database file and all the messages are listed there
> (the messages are not stored in the file) and have fields extrapolated
> from them. It can get over a terabyte if you want. <G>
>
> steve
>
> "Mildred Savalier" <itsdilly@nospamcomcast.net> wrote in message
> news:EDA29555-6CD7-4161-9CBB-D9D921BBB642@microsoft.com...
> OK
> My Database is 256 megs I have compacted deleted read messages and bodies
> and headers but its still 256.
> What can I try?
> I don't want to reset all my ng's and just have to download all the crap
> over again.
> Ideas?
> Jim?
> Steve?
>
>
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> Dilly
> itsdilly@comcast.net
> http://home.comcast.net/~itsdilly/
> http://community.webshots.com/user/savalier
> http://www.myspace.com/itsdilly
> People will forget what you said. People will forget what you did, but
> people will never forget how you made them feel.
>
>