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I just tried it out, and clicking the toolbar button repeatedly downloads
the next # headers. I download over 2000 (300 per click) before I stopped
trying it.
Bryan Beckwith
FUT: lugnet.admin.nntp
"Cary Clark" <cary@corp.nospamwebtv.net> wrote in message
news:GAxwC7.99I@lugnet.com...
> Also under Tools/Options/Read, you can set the number of headers to 1000. • Unfortunately, the 'Get next headers' menu command or
> toolbar button doesn't allow getting anything past the first 1000 • messages.
>
> If anyone knows a way around this, I'd sure like to hear about it.
>
> Cary
>
> "Bryan Beckwith" <bbbeckwi@mail.SPAMBLOCKuccs.edu> wrote in message • news:GAxv77.6r3@lugnet.com...
> I am assuming that you mean you use Outlook Express with IE5.5, if so,
> hopefully this will help. If not, just ignore my post. :-)
>
> Under the Tools menu there is a 'Get next 300 headers' command which • should
> help. There is also a 'get next headers' button on the toolbar. The icon
> has two envelopes with a small arrow over them.
>
> You might also want to check under Tools/Options and then on the • Maintenance
> tab make sure OE isn't set to delete the headers 5 days after downloading
> them (which I believe is the default).
>
> Hope this helps.
>
> Bryan Beckwith
>
>
> "r2" <lego@r2eng.com> wrote in message news:GAxsH2.Jq@lugnet.com...
> > We just upgraded to IE 5.5 and when we resubscribed to LUGNET we are not
> > able to download the headers for older messages in some groups. We used • to
> > be able to see the messages for a year.
> >
> > Rose
> >
> >
>
>
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>
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| Bryan's right; it was a user error on my part. I had right-clicked on each news group and selected 'Catch Up', which acted as if I had once downloaded and later deleted all postings. By right-clicking on the newsgroup, selecting 'Properties' and (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.nntp)
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| Also under Tools/Options/Read, you can set the number of headers to 1000. Unfortunately, the 'Get next headers' menu command or toolbar button doesn't allow getting anything past the first 1000 messages. If anyone knows a way around this, I'd sure (...) (24 years ago, 29-Mar-01, to lugnet.admin.general)
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