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I'd be grateful for advice and it would probably help the group if it is
emailed to me. I see that I have, say 12 messages to read but having read
9 of them, cannot access the last 3. Does anyone know what that is and what
I should do about it?
And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round on
my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.
Any (good) advice will be gratefully received.
--

Sacha
(remove the 'x' to email me)

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"Sacha" wrote in message
...

[snip]

And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round
on
my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.

You can't. All you can do is to use "tools" "options" to set the number of
days for which you want them hanging around

Franz

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Sacha wrote:

I'd be grateful for advice and it would probably help the group if it is
emailed to me. I see that I have, say 12 messages to read but having read
9 of them, cannot access the last 3. Does anyone know what that is and what
I should do about it?
And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round on
my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.
Any (good) advice will be gratefully received.
--

Posted and Emailed..

Sacha,.. I didn't realise you were a fellow Mac user;-) ;-)

To be honest I use MacSOUP,.. I don't have Outlook on my Mac any more;-)
Thoth is another option...

Both are available via http://www.macupdate.com

You may also find useful..

http://www.pmug.connectfree.co.uk/

and the mailing list LMUG-TALK (a free mac support discussion list)
to subscribe plase see:
http://www.lmug.org.uk on the first page is information on joining the
list.

LMUG is london based but we have mac using list members from all over UK
and even one from Aus.. We would welcome you there.

Its a bit like URG but for Mac Users;-)

Hope this helps.. I deem this post ON topic as it's about apples!-Ppp

/
Jim

Macintosh and OpenStep/Rhapsody newsreaders Macintosh and
OpenStep/Rhapsody newsreaders
http://www.newsreaders.com/mac/clients.html Thursday, November 6, 2003

Outlook Express does news and e-mail. • IE5 for Mac by Peachpit Press
devotes half the book to Outlook Express. • SomeDude's OE for Mac Stuff
(various utilities/scripts/CM-modules) • AppleScript Central and SoundSet
Central for OE and Entourage • Outlook Express Archiver for archiving
emails and attachments using Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 •
-- click there to subscribe to unofficial
OE mailing list • microsoft.public.internet.outlookexpress.mac newsgroup
• microsoft.public.internet.mail.mac

-------------------- OE FAQ: Newsgroups
http://www.graphixmad.plus.com/OE_FAQ_newsgroups.html Thursday, November
6, 2003

HOW DO I LIMIT THE NUMBER OF POSTS TO DOWNLOAD FOR THE NEWSGROUPS? There
are two ways to do this: 1) Via the Accounts News window, then click on
the Options tab, and enter a number in the Get xxx headers at a time box.
You can put any number from 1 to 10,000 in it. Limiting the number of
messages Outlook Express should download, is listed under the Server
Options header.
2) Via Rules News tabbed window. Create a rule that
applies specifically to a newsgroup - see the top pop-up menu in a rule
setup window. Then create a instance in the If section, that goes like
this: Date Sent - Is Greater Than - xx days. In the Then section, set it
to Do not show article. This picture shows you how to setup a date limit
for one newsgroup only. You can create a Rule for an individual newsgroup
or one that applies to all newsgroups, if you wish - see the Newsgroup
pop-up window for the various options available.

OT - computers - grrrr!

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...
:
: "Sacha" wrote in message
: ...
:
: [snip]
:
: And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round
: on
: my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.
:
: You can't. All you can do is to use "tools" "options" to set the number
of
: days for which you want them hanging around
:
: Franz
:
:
If you've OE6 you can delete them.

K

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Pam Moore wrote:

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 15:01:04 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round on
my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.

Sacha, I use Forte Agent and I can delete whichever messages I want to
or keep them as long as I wish.

Erm,.. not an option for Sacha, at least not without an installation of
Windows;-)

Some time earlier, Sacha's newsreader wrote:

User-Agent: Microsoft-Outlook-Express-Macintosh-Edition/5.0.6

;-)
Jim..

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K wrote:

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...
:
: "Sacha" wrote in message
: ...
:
: [snip]
:
: And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round
: on
: my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.
:
: You can't. All you can do is to use "tools" "options" to set the number
of
: days for which you want them hanging around
:
: Franz
:
:
If you've OE6 you can delete them.

K

Again.. OE6 not an option.. last available OE for Mac is v5.0.6 IIRC;-)
Which I've just realised links in with Sachas email addy! LOL;-)

Hence my recommendations for MacSOUP or Thoth in other post which are
available both for Sys 9 & X..
/
Jim

OT - computers - grrrr!

On Thu, 06 Nov 2003 15:01:04 +0000, Sacha
wrote:

And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round on
my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.

Sacha, I use Forte Agent and I can delete whichever messages I want to
or keep them as long as I wish.

Pam in Bristol

Mac User. No Forte Agent for Mac, dammit! I *love* Agent - another
wonderful thing Dave Poole introduced me to. ;-)
--

Sacha
(remove the 'x' to email me)

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"K" pushed briefly to the front of the queue on
Thu, 6 Nov 2003 17:25:45 -0000, and nailed this to the shed door:

^
^ "Franz Heymann" wrote in message
^ ...
^ :
^ : "Sacha" wrote in message
^ : ...
^ :
^ : [snip]
^ :
^ : And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging round
^ : on my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.
^ :
^ : You can't. All you can do is to use "tools" "options" to set the number
^ : of days for which you want them hanging around

^ If you've OE6 you can delete them.

If you've (Free) Agent you can delete them.

Andy
--

Hell! - don't worry about old "raving Dave" Ullrich ...
Basically he's a sociopath who can't see a red rag
without regarding it as a personal insult.
Bill Taylor, sci.math

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Sacha wrote:

Again.. OE6 not an option.. last available OE for Mac is v5.0.6 IIRC;-)
Which I've just realised links in with Sachas email addy! LOL;-)

Hence my recommendations for MacSOUP or Thoth in other post which are
available both for Sys 9 & X..
/
Jim
Thanks, Jim. I'll look at those. This has just happened today so I have no
idea what's set the blasted thing off!

Thanks to everyone else for trying to help me but Macs don't seem to follow
the rules of other OE users. ;-(
--

Actually Franz is right;-)

Appreciate that I've defiled my Mac yet again with another MS product to
check this;-)) LOL

Go to menu Tools Mail Rules click on 'News' tab..

the best you can do is make a rule that deletes messages after X days..

You might also try clicking on the status button (looks like a *).. to
sort by status.. This will at least put read messages at the bottom of
the list. If it doesn't show up then ctrl click on the headings (eg
from/subject etc) and you will get a contextual menu with checks to
select/unselect.

But in MacSOUP I just set newsgroup settings to delete read messages
agter X days.. Definable for each group, multiple personalities etc
etc..

Jim

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In article , Sacha
writes

Mac User. No Forte Agent for Mac, dammit! I *love* Agent - another
wonderful thing Dave Poole introduced me to. ;-)

So Ray is a 'thing' now is he? ;-)
--
Kay Easton

Edward's earthworm page:
http://www.scarboro.demon.co.uk/edward/index.htm

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"K" wrote in message
...

"Franz Heymann" wrote in message
...
:
: "Sacha" wrote in message
: ...
:
: [snip]
:
: And I can't figure out how to delete read ng messages from hanging
round
: on
: my screen for days or weeks after I've read them.
:
: You can't. All you can do is to use "tools" "options" to set the number
of
: days for which you want them hanging around
:
: Franz
:
If you've OE6 you can delete them.

You are right.
I have just found that I can. Click on "Edit".

Franz

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"Jim W" wrote in message
news:1g40q56.1qrwyw61hqowzsN%00senetnospamtodayta@ macunlimited.net...
Sacha wrote:

Again.. OE6 not an option.. last available OE for Mac is v5.0.6
IIRC;-)
Which I've just realised links in with Sachas email addy! LOL;-)

Hence my recommendations for MacSOUP or Thoth in other post which are
available both for Sys 9 & X..
/
Jim
Thanks, Jim. I'll look at those. This has just happened today so I
have no
idea what's set the blasted thing off!

Thanks to everyone else for trying to help me but Macs don't seem to
follow
the rules of other OE users. ;-(
--

Actually Franz is right;-)

Actually, actually, he was wrong.
On OE6
Click on the message, but don't open it.
Click on Edit
Click on Delete
Bob's your uncle.

[snip]

Franz