"Steve W." wrote in message
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Problem happens at random. I have been using OE as a newsreader for a
while and this problem just started. I can go to a group (like
alt.autos.gm) and download the headers. Then start going through them
and download the ones of interest. The problem is that some will show up
blank. I know there is a post there because the replies show the text.


Whose replies? Yours or another poster?
If another poster, is it from a different server?

Check the Message-ID for clues.
E.g. for your Ctrl-g reply, OE by default generates
a news: link to the original Message-ID.
Otherwise just use the Message Properties, Details tab
(e.g. press Alt-Enter,Ctrl-Tab,Tab); then CursorUp
to find that header, doubleclick on the Message-ID
beside the header and capture it to ClipBoard.)

Post an example Message-ID or go to Google Groups
Advanced search page and use it to see if it has the source.
Then use Google Groups Show original option to see what
the original source was.

My guess for something which you might find using this diagnosis
would be that the original post was written in HTML with no text-only
component. The next requirement for my scenario would be that your
server strips HTML content from news messges as a matter of policy.


HTH

Robert Aldwinckle
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