messages on server not available

Why are nearly all of the messages on this site not available, I used to
browse through old messages and could access all of them.

Many thanks Steve

Why are nearly all of the messages on this site not available, I used to
browse through old messages and could access all of them.

Check OE settings: Tools - Options - Maintenance. It might have the
deletion options checked. OE by defualt does.

in maintenance, there are three check boxes at the top, only the top one,
empty messages etc, is checked all the others on the box are greyed out

when I am looking at the messages on this newsgroup it says they are no
longer on server and puts a line through the heading

many thanks Steve

"jkb" nospam wrote in message
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Why are nearly all of the messages on this site not available, I used to
browse through old messages and could access all of them.

Check OE settings: Tools - Options - Maintenance. It might have the
deletion options checked. OE by defualt does.

in maintenance, there are three check boxes at the top, only the top one,
empty messages etc, is checked all the others on the box are greyed out

when I am looking at the messages on this newsgroup it says they are no
longer on server and puts a line through the heading

I think that somewhere there's a option for keeping messages no longer
available on the server, but sorry I've forgotten where.

Moonraker wrote:

when I am looking at the messages on this newsgroup it says they are
no longer on server and puts a line through the heading

And how old are those messages? I have no idea how long this server
keeps messages but doubt it is forever so maybe they are actually gasp
gone.

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
....a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

I'm no gossip, &, anyhow, I doubt PA Bear hiccoughed your messages
away-- not that many! I guess some strange corruption occurred.
Therefore...

(1) "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact All Folders"
(2) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule to
delete posts older than, say, 90 days. Also check "stop processing more
rules".
(3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a time".
(4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane of OE, Properties, Local File tab, &
click the RESET button.
(5) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
Messages.
(6) Click "Tools, Synchronize Newsgroup"

Posts older than 90 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".


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

"Moonraker" wrote in message
...
| in maintenance, there are three check boxes at the top, only the top
one,
| empty messages etc, is checked all the others on the box are greyed
out
|
| when I am looking at the messages on this newsgroup it says they are
no
| longer on server and puts a line through the heading
|
| many thanks Steve
|
| "jkb" nospam wrote in message
| ...
| Why are nearly all of the messages on this site not available, I
used to
| browse through old messages and could access all of them.
|
| Check OE settings: Tools - Options - Maintenance. It might have
the
| deletion options checked. OE by defualt does.
|
|
|
|

"PCR" wrote in message
...
(2) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule to
delete posts older than, say, 90 days. Also check "stop processing more
rules".

Why stop processing more rules? I have lots of rules that apply to NG posts.
Why would I want to stop processing after filtering for age?

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

I guess that is it, I have relisted messages by date order and can read
messages back to 24-08-05 the next listed is a jump to 29-05-05 (for some
reason) and that I cannot read.

ALL of my own posts I can read right back to26-01-05. Why are these still
on the server?

How is it that last time I used this general site I could read all of the
messages, going back years.

They hold so much useful info.

"dadiOH" wrote in message
...
Moonraker wrote:

when I am looking at the messages on this newsgroup it says they are
no longer on server and puts a line through the heading

And how old are those messages? I have no idea how long this server
keeps messages but doubt it is forever so maybe they are actually gasp
gone.

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

Doesn't sound to me like you Reset the NG. Did you?

If you want to access older news messages, I suggest you try Google Groups.
If you want to store news messages on your own system, drag them to a local
folder in OE.

--
Gary S. Terhune
MS-MVP Shell/User

"Moonraker" wrote in message
...
I guess that is it, I have relisted messages by date order and can read
messages back to 24-08-05 the next listed is a jump to 29-05-05 (for some
reason) and that I cannot read.

ALL of my own posts I can read right back to26-01-05. Why are these
still
on the server?

How is it that last time I used this general site I could read all of the
messages, going back years.

They hold so much useful info.

"dadiOH" wrote in message
...
Moonraker wrote:

when I am looking at the messages on this newsgroup it says they are
no longer on server and puts a line through the heading

And how old are those messages? I have no idea how long this server
keeps messages but doubt it is forever so maybe they are actually gasp
gone.

--
dadiOH
____________________________

dadiOH's dandies v3.06...
...a help file of info about MP3s, recording from
LP/cassette and tips & tricks on this and that.
Get it at http://mysite.verizon.net/xico

Thanks for your help

- (4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane of OE, Properties, Local File tab, &
click the RESET button.
(5) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
Messages.

I do not have "the newsgroup in the left pane of OE"

I only have inbox drafts


"PCR" wrote in message
...
I'm no gossip, &, anyhow, I doubt PA Bear hiccoughed your messages
away-- not that many! I guess some strange corruption occurred.
Therefore...

(1) "OE, File menu, Folder, Compact All Folders"
(2) At "OE, Tools menu, Message Rules, News", create a Message Rule to
delete posts older than, say, 90 days. Also check "stop processing more
rules".
(3) At "Tools, Options, Read tab", uncheck "Get xxx headers at a time".
(4) R-Clk the NG in the left pane of OE, Properties, Local File tab, &
click the RESET button.
(5) R-Clk the NG in the left pane, Synchronize Settings, set to All
Messages.
(6) Click "Tools, Synchronize Newsgroup"

Posts older than 90 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".


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

"Moonraker" wrote in message
...
| in maintenance, there are three check boxes at the top, only the top
one,
| empty messages etc, is checked all the others on the box are greyed
out
|
| when I am looking at the messages on this newsgroup it says they are
no
| longer on server and puts a line through the heading
|
| many thanks Steve
|
| "jkb" nospam wrote in message
| ...
| Why are nearly all of the messages on this site not available, I
used to
| browse through old messages and could access all of them.
|
| Check OE settings: Tools - Options - Maintenance. It might have
the
| deletion options checked. OE by defualt does.
|
|
|
|