Is there any 'news message' expiry options?

  • Thread starter Thread starter Les
  • Start date Start date
L

Les

Hi

I seem to recall using an expiry option for Usenet messages in Outlook
Express. I have looked through the Windows Mail options but either there
isn't such an option, or I am somehow missing it.

Any pointers?
 
Les said:
Hi

I seem to recall using an expiry option for Usenet messages in Outlook
Express. I have looked through the Windows Mail options but either there
isn't such an option, or I am somehow missing it.

Any pointers?
Click to expand...

Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance
I think you'll find what you want there.
 
I've set "Purge newsgroup messages in the background" and set "Delete news
messages" to 7 days after being downloaded, and I have messages going back
to March 1st in this newsgroup. I'm not clear on what this setting actually
does. I subscribed to this newsgroup well over 7 days ago.

The behavior in Outlook Express was similar. What does "Delete news
messages" do?
 
Good question.
My purge/delete news settings are similar to yours, yet I see message headers
dating back to the day I installed Vista on this machine (3/19). When I click
on an old message header, the body pops right up. Perhaps it downloads a
fresh message body from the server when I click on the old header.

Gary VanderMolen
 
Mickey Segal said:
I've set "Purge newsgroup messages in the background" and set "Delete news
messages" to 7 days after being downloaded, and I have messages going back
to March 1st in this newsgroup. I'm not clear on what this setting
actually does. I subscribed to this newsgroup well over 7 days ago.

The behavior in Outlook Express was similar. What does "Delete news
messages" do?
Click to expand...

When it purges the messages it does not purge the header, just the message
body. The icon in front of the message should indicate that.
 
Back
Top