Newsgroups neither export, nor import. Resubscribe.
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.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA
"JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
news:ED027E3A-79A2-41AF-95BD-F591F329DA0E@xxxxxx
Quote:
> Hi,
>
> thanks for the reply !
>
> Well, that is only partially correct. Either OE or Windows Mail does NOT
> let me download more than 1000 messages. Some of my subscribed newsgroups
> folders ( .dbx files ) contain more than 5000 - 12000 messages. In OE6
> that was not a problem after a new install. As you've said, re-subscribe
> again to the groups. After that, I closed OE6, copied all my .dbx files
> into the correct folder, over-riding the newly subscribed ones and after
> opening OE6, I had all my newsgroup messages back the way it was before
> the new install.
>
> Windows Mail seems to handle that differently and I can't get ALL my
> messages back. But there ust be a way of some sort to achive this task.
>
> Any other ideas ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>
> "Gordon" <gbplinux@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:uWhhg$akIHA.2276@xxxxxx Quote:
>> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
>> news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@xxxxxx Quote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was subscribed in OE6 to several newsgroups, each with a large amount
>>> of messages. After upgrading to Vista ( and Windows Mail ), I read a lot
>>> about importing messages from OE6 into Windows Mail, but for some
>>> reason, Windows Mail ONLY imports Mail folders, not newsgroups.
>>>
>>> I made sure my OE6 "folder.dbx" file is there and the "Read Only" is
>>> unchecked in every .dbx file. Still can't get any of my old OE6
>>> newsgroup messages into Windows Mail.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help ?
>>
>> Just re-subscribe to the newsgroup - news is NOT mail. You will see all
>> the messages that are on the server... >