Directions to "Favorites"

I'd heard of an amazing support avenue like this, but
could never find it. Stunning. Don't want now to let
go. --- I have a reference in my inbox that I'd like to
keep at hand. Seems maybe "Favorites" is the mechanism I
should use. But I've never found a source showing (1) the
required context and (2) directions for Favorites' use.
Can anyone point me to the source I need? ---ed

You are accessing the system using the www and your web browser. This is
inefficient and clumsy, and has exactly the problem you have identified -
namely finding it again. Please see the site below for a better way of
accessing this support:
http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/ou...snewreader.htm

There's a bit of setting up to do, but the instructions are quite clear and
it's worth the effort. Where it says to enter 'microsoft.public.windowsxp.'
you will enter just '98', or whatever other topics you are interested in.
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Jeff Richards
MS MVP (DTS)
"Ed Nelson" wrote in message
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I'd heard of an amazing support avenue like this, but
could never find it. Stunning. Don't want now to let
go. --- I have a reference in my inbox that I'd like to
keep at hand. Seems maybe "Favorites" is the mechanism I
should use. But I've never found a source showing (1) the
required context and (2) directions for Favorites' use.
Can anyone point me to the source I need? ---ed

(1) Open IE; in the Favorites menu, click Organize Favorites. Now, R-Clk
each button or checkbox for which you wish an explanation.

(2) As Richards says, connect directly for better access to this NG...

To connect directly to this site, copy the following into your browser's
Address Bar. After this, you will no longer need to connect through the
CDO. You will use Outlook Express to access the NG.

news://msnews.microsoft.com/microsof...gen_discussion
However,
(1) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule to
delete posts older than, say, 10 days. Also check "stop processing more
rules".
(2) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a time".
(3) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
Messages.
(4) Click "Tools, Synchronize Newsgroup"

(Now, it is a bit tricky. When I click one of those things, it gets
right to it. One really need stop it & get that rule in. I do believe,
it will then not download older than the rule specifies.)

Posts older than 10 days will not download. Posts that age on your
machine after the download are your responsibility to delete, by
occasionally going to that rule & clicking "Apply Now". After that,
compact: "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact all folders".

Colorado disagrees, but there is a cave-dwelling MVP around, who says...

(1) "OE, Tools, Options, Maintenance tab".
(2) Uncheck "Delete news messages x days after being downloaded".
(3) Uncheck "Compact messages in the background".

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resou...tm#setupmsnews
Manual Instructions to connect
http://users.westelcom.com/rogersr/setupoe.htm Read this about it too
http://www.dts-l.org/ This too


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Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Ed Nelson" wrote in message
...
| I'd heard of an amazing support avenue like this, but
| could never find it. Stunning. Don't want now to let
| go. --- I have a reference in my inbox that I'd like to
| keep at hand. Seems maybe "Favorites" is the mechanism I
| should use. But I've never found a source showing (1) the
| required context and (2) directions for Favorites' use.
| Can anyone point me to the source I need? ---ed