>> Click on that newsgroup, then Tools, then Get next 300 headers.
Nope... that was one of the first things I tried.
It worked perfectly until just a few days ago... something is
definitely "wrong"
On Feb 20, 9:46 am, <robertmi...@xxxxxx> wrote:
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> "MichaelEvangelista" <zionb...@xxxxxx> wrote in message
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> news:fe6fb958-8d4b-4d39-9c5c-1e334e3f69ad@xxxxxx
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> Quote:
> >I use Windows Mail to manage several email accounts and dozens of news
> > accounts. Since moving to Vista early last year, everything has seemed
> > fine... until now.
> Quote:
> > Starting a few days ago, Windows Mail will show new messages in a
> > newsgroup (the account name is bold in the folders pane and has a blue
> > number in parenthesis showing the number of new messages) BUT when I
> > click the account name, the new messages do not download.
> Quote:
> > What's odd... the little preview count at bottom left will show "xx
> > messages, 0 unread', while the folders pane shows there are some
> > unread, but won't display them!
> > I did find a way to at least get the messages - if I right click the
> > account name and select "catch up", the new messages will appear - but
> > unless they are the newest by date, I can't tell which thread they
> > were in, which renders it useless to try and find them.
>
> That may mean that some of the messages in the newsgroup don't
> have even the header downloaded yet, so they can't be displayed.
> Click on that newsgroup, then Tools, then Get next 300 headers.
> If it doesn't download all the missing headers, you may need to do
> this a few more times.
> Quote:
> > Can anyone offer some help?
> Quote:
> > As a side note, I noticed at the same time this started, my mail
> > accounts' inbox is now grouping messages by title, with the little '+'
> > box to expand ... I am 100% sure it never used to work this way... and
> > I can't find a setting to turn that off.
> Quote:
> > Is my WinMail hosed?
> > Did I get some kind of 'auto update' that broke it, perhaps?
> Quote:
> > I would seriously consider another email app if I can import my
> > messages in all of their prospective folders and, just as importantly,
> > all of my many message rules - any suggestions? ( will anything import
> > Win Mail rules?)
> Quote:
> > thanks for the much needed help!