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03-29-2008

You're welcome.
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Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA

"JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
news:3EBF34FE-7BE0-483F-BD1E-E4EFB779D10D@xxxxxx

Quote:

> WOW, VERY COOL !!!!!!
>
> That did the trick ( .....and I am smarter now too ) ! LOL LOL Thank
> you soooo much !!!
>
> JCE
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message
> news:ewl9wTbkIHA.1184@xxxxxx

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>> 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
>>>> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
>>>> news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@xxxxxx
>>>>> 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...
>>>

>>

>

03-29-2008	#5 (permalink)
Bruce Hagen n/a posts	Re: OE6 Newsgroup Messages You're welcome. -- Bruce Hagen MS-MVP Outlook Express Imperial Beach, CA "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message news:3EBF34FE-7BE0-483F-BD1E-E4EFB779D10D@xxxxxx Quote: > WOW, VERY COOL !!!!!! > > That did the trick ( .....and I am smarter now too ) ! LOL LOL Thank > you soooo much !!! > > JCE > > > "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@xxxxxx> wrote in message > news:ewl9wTbkIHA.1184@xxxxxx Quote: >> 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 >>>> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message >>>> news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@xxxxxx >>>>> 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... >>> >> >
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