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Fergus Cooney
Hi Everybody,
If you are using Outlook Express* then you'll have had a
few/several/many** occasions when you click on a message only to have it
deleted in front of your very eyes. This is very unfortunate because it is, of
course, a lie - in the sense that when the server recovers, the message is
again aavailable.
The problem, however, is that once OE has decided that the message doesn't
exist it won't try and get it again. So far I have lost many messages this way
and am almost afraid to click on anything.
One workaround is to follow your posts and other posts of interest in
Google Newsgroups. There is a considerable delay, however before messages are
available.
Another, and the one that I am currently using, is to create temporary
identities in OE. By having a different identity set up for the same newsgroup
I get to have a completely separate news store. Often I can view messages
under the temporary identity that I can't in my main. The best part, however,
is that if the server starts playing up, I can simply reset the newsgroup.
This is not an option under my main identity as I would lose my messages and
flags, etc.
One way I use this is to go into the temporary and play clicky. If it's
safe, then I can go back to the main identity and do some proper newsgrouping.
The downside is that there's more involved finding threads that are marked
in the main identity, because every reset of the temporary loses this
information. But it beats having a message crossed out and lost forever.
I hope this is of some use. I hope even more that the powers-that-be find
a cure which isn't worse than the disease. I would put up with the spam if it
meant that reading messages was safe.
Regards,
Fergus
* It may happen with other newsreaders, too.
** Once is too many! :-((
ps. I wonder how many will click on this message just to see it disappear!!
;-)
If you are using Outlook Express* then you'll have had a
few/several/many** occasions when you click on a message only to have it
deleted in front of your very eyes. This is very unfortunate because it is, of
course, a lie - in the sense that when the server recovers, the message is
again aavailable.
The problem, however, is that once OE has decided that the message doesn't
exist it won't try and get it again. So far I have lost many messages this way
and am almost afraid to click on anything.
One workaround is to follow your posts and other posts of interest in
Google Newsgroups. There is a considerable delay, however before messages are
available.
Another, and the one that I am currently using, is to create temporary
identities in OE. By having a different identity set up for the same newsgroup
I get to have a completely separate news store. Often I can view messages
under the temporary identity that I can't in my main. The best part, however,
is that if the server starts playing up, I can simply reset the newsgroup.
This is not an option under my main identity as I would lose my messages and
flags, etc.
One way I use this is to go into the temporary and play clicky. If it's
safe, then I can go back to the main identity and do some proper newsgrouping.
The downside is that there's more involved finding threads that are marked
in the main identity, because every reset of the temporary loses this
information. But it beats having a message crossed out and lost forever.
I hope this is of some use. I hope even more that the powers-that-be find
a cure which isn't worse than the disease. I would put up with the spam if it
meant that reading messages was safe.
Regards,
Fergus
* It may happen with other newsreaders, too.
** Once is too many! :-((
ps. I wonder how many will click on this message just to see it disappear!!
;-)