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To view email messages I have to click on send/receive. I didn't have to do
this before. What can I do to change it back to the way it was?
 
In a related question, is there a way to automatically download new messages
AND synchronize the newsgroups? When I sit down to work I click on
[Tools][Synchronize], but feel the computer should know what I want.
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Regards,

P D Sterling
www.pdsterling.com
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
 
P D Sterling said:
In a related question, is there a way to automatically download new
messages AND synchronize the newsgroups? When I sit down to work I
click on [Tools][Synchronize], but feel the computer should know what
I want.
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I'm afraid I don't know of one. Wish I did.
 
mikek said:
Yes, I am in the inbox when this happens.
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So, you're in the Inbox and can't see any old messages, but then OE
downloads and now you can see old messages?

I can't explain that.
 
The way you synchronise ( download messages ) needs to suit you.
However, when you set up a new newsgroup check the box in Tools,
Options, Read, Get xxx headers at a time (you can change the default to
any number between 50 and 999). Set the synchronisation to New not All.
Then select Tools, Get next xxx headers, after downloading has completed
select Tools, Mark for Offline and then select Synchronise, Newsgroup
and only those Marked. Remove the check mark in Tools, Options, Read,
Get xxx headers at a time. For all future downloads use Synchronise,
preferably Synchronise All. Using the procedure described for a large
newsgroup avoids downloading thousands of messages you may never read.

Another option if you read Online is to make your Synchronisation option
Headers only. You then select and download bodies for only those
messages you intend to read. Yet another alternative if you read
Offline, is to use Headers only and then to Mark selected Headers whilst
Offline and then Synchronise for marked messages reading the selected
messages later Offline.

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Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
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Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.



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P D Sterling said:
In a related question, is there a way to automatically download new
messages AND synchronize the newsgroups? When I sit down to work I click
on [Tools][Synchronize], but feel the computer should know what I want.
--
Regards,

P D Sterling
www.pdsterling.com
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
Frank Saunders said:
Before clicking Send and Receive are you in the Inbox?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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many thanx for the tips
--
Regards,

P D Sterling
www.pdsterling.com
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
Gerry Cornell said:
The way you synchronise ( download messages ) needs to suit you.
However, when you set up a new newsgroup check the box in Tools,
Options, Read, Get xxx headers at a time (you can change the default to
any number between 50 and 999). Set the synchronisation to New not All.
Then select Tools, Get next xxx headers, after downloading has completed
select Tools, Mark for Offline and then select Synchronise, Newsgroup
and only those Marked. Remove the check mark in Tools, Options, Read,
Get xxx headers at a time. For all future downloads use Synchronise,
preferably Synchronise All. Using the procedure described for a large
newsgroup avoids downloading thousands of messages you may never read.

Another option if you read Online is to make your Synchronisation option
Headers only. You then select and download bodies for only those
messages you intend to read. Yet another alternative if you read
Offline, is to use Headers only and then to Mark selected Headers whilst
Offline and then Synchronise for marked messages reading the selected
messages later Offline.

--


Hope this helps.

Gerry
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
FCA

Stourport, Worcs, England
Enquire, plan and execute.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Please tell the newsgroup how any
suggested solution worked for you.



~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

P D Sterling said:
In a related question, is there a way to automatically download new
messages AND synchronize the newsgroups? When I sit down to work I click
on [Tools][Synchronize], but feel the computer should know what I want.
--
Regards,

P D Sterling
www.pdsterling.com
214/520-6655 voice
214/550-2618 FAX
Frank Saunders said:
To view email messages I have to click on send/receive. I didn't
have to do this before. What can I do to change it back to the way
it was?

Before clicking Send and Receive are you in the Inbox?

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP OE
Please respond in Newsgroup. Do not send email
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Protect your PC
http://www.microsoft.com/security/protect/
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