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Old 01-07-2009   #5 (permalink)
Phil


 
 

Re: Newsgroup disappear!

Thanks Norman!
I don't like to use a workaround. This just shouldn't happen.

Kind regards

"N. Miller" <anonymous@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1fmjrz11milow$.dlg@xxxxxx
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> On Wed, 7 Jan 2009 23:33:44 +0100, Phil wrote:
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>> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer@xxxxxx> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
>> news:#RqTr9PcJHA.4684@xxxxxx
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>>> "Phil" <mail@xxxxxx> wrote in message
>>> news:e6kxn9NcJHA.1860@xxxxxx
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>>>> When I connect through a different ISP or WLAN, all newsgroups from my
>>>> ISP's news server disappear.
>>>> I have to add the groups manually back. All my previously marked and
>>>> watched messages are gone.
>>>> That's very annoying!
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>>> If they are Microsoft newsgroups, then get them directly from Microsoft.
>>> news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...e.mail.desktop
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>> The Microsoft newsgroups remain, which I obtain through the public
>> msnews.microsoft.com server.
>> Only the ones from my ISP's newsserver (news.chello.at & news.inode.at).
>> Apparently they're only accessible through their IP range, but that's no
>> reason for WLM do delete the whole groups.
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> Can you configure WLM to not automatically attempt to connect with those
> servers? Perhaps that would be work around. However, I don't think a news
> client should remove a message store just because it could not access the
> newsgroups on a given NNTP server; definitely a bug.
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> --
> Norman
> ~Oh Lord, why have you come
> ~To Konnyu, with the Lion and the Drum
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