Window Mail and this Newsgroup

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I can set it to download up to a 1000 messages however I can't
find a way to download more than a 1000 so that I can see
previous messages to that 1000. I know they delete on the
server however there are usually way more than a 1000.
Using Vista Home Premium and Windows Mail. Was not
a problem with OE in 98SE-XP.
 
Spirit said:
I can set it to download up to a 1000 messages however I can't
find a way to download more than a 1000 so that I can see
previous messages to that 1000. I know they delete on the
server however there are usually way more than a 1000.
Using Vista Home Premium and Windows Mail. Was not
a problem with OE in 98SE-XP.
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repeat the download a few times and it should keep downloading the next 1000
headers
 
Spirit said:
I can set it to download up to a 1000 messages however I can't
find a way to download more than a 1000 so that I can see
previous messages to that 1000. I know they delete on the
server however there are usually way more than a 1000.
Using Vista Home Premium and Windows Mail. Was not
a problem with OE in 98SE-XP.
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Uncheck that option and it downloads everything, or at least everything
since the last time you used catch-up, which marks everything as read.
 
Hi, Spirit.

It's one of those things that we often overlook because it is so simple.
;^}

Just UNcheck the box that says to "Get ___ headers at a time". But be
prepared for a looong wait on a busy newsgroup, such as Vista.Mail, which
has over 15,000 available today - or Vista.General, which is showing over
50,000 available! Even with broadband, it can take several minutes to get
them all.

That setting is not available for on a per-NG basis; it works for ALL your
subscribed NGs. You can partially control the download time by changing the
Synchronization settings for each NG to Headers only or New messages only,
rather than All messages. But the first synchronization after changing your
Get ___ headers setting might surprise you.

RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)
 
Vista just burbed and I lost my online connection, when I rebooted, i lost
about 8,000 e mails that were in my inbox that I had already openned. ANYWAY
to recover these? Apprciate any help at all.
 
Hi, George.

Your problem is not the same as we are discussing in this thread. Please
post a new message to start a new thread. You might use a descriptive
Subject such as "Lost 8,000 Emails". (Chances are, from your description,
they are not lost permanently, but just misplaced and can be recovered.)

Windows Mail (and Windows Live Mail and their predecessor, Outlook Express)
handle both Email and Newsgroups, but manage them somewhat differently. We
are discussing newsgroup messages in this thread. You are asking about
Email messages. Emails are generally addressed TO you; newsgroup messages
are like postings on a bulletin board, which can be read by anybody in the
world, not just by the addressee. Emails are in the Inbox folder and can
be - and SHOULD BE - moved to other folders for permanent (or
semi-permanent) retention and archival, if desired. Newsgroup messages
don't go to the Inbox; they are downloaded into a folder for each subscribed
newsgroup and are automatically deleted from our hard drives after some
period of time (see Tools | Options | Advanced | Maintenance tab). Lost
newsgroup posts can simply be downloaded again, so long as they are on the
news server. Email messages are typically deleted from the server as soon
as they are downloaded, so lost messages might not be available any longer,
especially if they were sent more than a few days ago.

When you post your new question, please make it clear whether you are
talking about email or news messages, so that responders can make
intelligent suggestions for recovery of your lost messages.

RC
--
R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
(e-mail address removed)
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Live Mail beta in Vista Ultimate x64)
 
GeorgeHS said:
Vista just burbed and I lost my online connection, when I rebooted, i lost
about 8,000 e mails that were in my inbox that I had already openned.
ANYWAY
to recover these? Apprciate any help at all.
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Do you not have a Recovered Mail folder?
It may take a while for it to complete the recovery.
 
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