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05-02-2007

Hi,

Thanks.

Both are set to get "300" headers at a time - which I think is default value
and more than I want to read

Actually, those are posts within 1-2 weeks, but as just posted, it seems
those only shown in Windows Mail are replies to the original post and could
it be under the original post in OE6, I have no idea.

Anyway, thanks for the kind suggestion and it's just an interesting
observation for which I won't bother to find out the cause.

Thanks

"Mark Bourne" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:OSts8UMjHHA.4248@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl...
> xfile wrote:
>> Just an interesting observation,
>>
>> On my desk, I have two systems running at the same time, an XP Pro
>> notebook using OE6 and a LCD screen connected to a Vista desktop using
>> Windows Mail, but when I read posts in the same newsgroup (e.g. this
>> one), they are not exactly the same. A few are showing up in Windows
>> Mail but not in OE, but if I search that particular post in OE, it is
>> there just not showing up.
>>
>> I did refresh a few times to see if there are any difference but it's the
>> same, and both are using the same sorting method - by date.
>>
>> Anyway, just an observation and don't know if anyone else also noticed.
>>
>
> A couple of ideas to check. Apologies for not being particularly
> specific - I don't actually use Windows Mail or OE6 myself.
>
> Some newsreaders have an option to download a maximum number of headers at
> once (eg. mine will prompt me to download more than 500). It could be that
> if there are more than that number of new messages, OE only downloads the
> newest however many, and doesn't prompt to download the rest. Maybe look
> for such an option in the newsgroup account settings in OE? Something like
> "download at most (n) new messages"?
>
> If all new messages come up in both, but it's just some old ones that
> don't show in OE, it could be that those are messages from before you
> first set up the newsgroup on OE.

05-02-2007	#8 (permalink)
xfile n/a posts	Re: Newsgroup posts are not the same in Windows Mail and OE6 Hi, Thanks. Both are set to get "300" headers at a time - which I think is default value and more than I want to read Actually, those are posts within 1-2 weeks, but as just posted, it seems those only shown in Windows Mail are replies to the original post and could it be under the original post in OE6, I have no idea. Anyway, thanks for the kind suggestion and it's just an interesting observation for which I won't bother to find out the cause. Thanks "Mark Bourne" <Mark@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message news:OSts8UMjHHA.4248@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > xfile wrote: >> Just an interesting observation, >> >> On my desk, I have two systems running at the same time, an XP Pro >> notebook using OE6 and a LCD screen connected to a Vista desktop using >> Windows Mail, but when I read posts in the same newsgroup (e.g. this >> one), they are not exactly the same. A few are showing up in Windows >> Mail but not in OE, but if I search that particular post in OE, it is >> there just not showing up. >> >> I did refresh a few times to see if there are any difference but it's the >> same, and both are using the same sorting method - by date. >> >> Anyway, just an observation and don't know if anyone else also noticed. >> > > A couple of ideas to check. Apologies for not being particularly > specific - I don't actually use Windows Mail or OE6 myself. > > Some newsreaders have an option to download a maximum number of headers at > once (eg. mine will prompt me to download more than 500). It could be that > if there are more than that number of new messages, OE only downloads the > newest however many, and doesn't prompt to download the rest. Maybe look > for such an option in the newsgroup account settings in OE? Something like > "download at most (n) new messages"? > > If all new messages come up in both, but it's just some old ones that > don't show in OE, it could be that those are messages from before you > first set up the newsgroup on OE.
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