I have two Newsgroup server accounts which, being free, are sometimes a bit
flaky. They are set up to poll the same newsgroups. However, only one is
set to "include this account when checking for new messages". This
arrangement allows me to easily switch to the standby Newsgroup server -
albeit by that time it is catching up with everything since it was
previously used.

Every now-and-then the standby Newsgroup server is polled for new messages
without (as far as I am aware) being prompted. What would cause new
messages to be downloaded even when the account is set not to do so please?

Regards.

Bill Ridgeway