Looking up your previous questions

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I am really in need of looking up a past question I asked here, but cannot
find it through the search function. Is there a way to retrieve the messages
that you've posted here? Thanks in advance!
 
Click on your own name in the post. Then in the pop up, click on "Recent
posts by this user" in the top right corner. That should surface some results
for you.
 
So I added another post to a prior thread that I started in February. But
it's not showing up at the top of the list here in the forum.

Can older threads be posted to and brought to the top of the list?
 
That won't happen. Just start a new thread with all the relevant details.
Ensure that you do follow through quickly with responder(s) who respond in
your thread.
 
Jon in the U&L said:
So I added another post to a prior thread that I started in February.
But it's not showing up at the top of the list here in the forum.
Can older threads be posted to and brought to the top of the list?
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That depends on the newsreader and the user. You are using the MS
Discussions Groups web interface. To my knowledge, threads are always
sorted by the first posting. So there is no way to see most recent postings
to old threads. Many people use the Google Groups web interface. They have
the option to order threads by the first posting or by the latest postings.
So GG users might see postings to old threads easily. Many other people
access the MSnews server directly using Outlook Express (Windows Mail in
2007 and later). They, too, have the option of seeing the latest postings
first. But if they choose not to, old threads with new postings are
highlighted. So OE users may or may not spot new postings to old threads.
There are other newsreaders and other platforms (e.g. Linux). Each works
differently.


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