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Old 10-30-2007   #4 (permalink)
Frank Saunders MS-MVP IE,OE/WM


 
 

Re: Watched threads in newsgroups not highlighted in red

"divoch" <divoch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
news:FViVi.591$pg.341@xxxxxx-win.ntli.net...
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> <robertNOSPAMmiles@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:OCuCOQZGIHA.5752@xxxxxx
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>> "divoch" <divoch@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>> news:G34Vi.4303$Eq.543@xxxxxx-gui.ntli.net...
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>>>A newsgroup where there is a watched thread does not get highlighted in
>>>red when a new post arrives. I have to keep checking the newsgroup to see
>>>whether the thread has new messages. This is unlike in XP where the name
>>>of the newsgroup in the list became red. Is there any setting to change
>>>this?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>> divoch
>> You may have to click on Tools, then Options, then Read, then change the
>> color after Highlight watched messages to red, then click on Apply and
>> then
>> OK.
> I have checked that and it is set to Red. It works on the actual messages
> but the newsgroup name in the Folder list does not go Red when there are
> unread watched postings but it does on my laptop with Windows XP and OE.
> divoch
It is very inconsistent. I find it works sometimes and sometimes it does
not.

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