Perhaps Microsoft did this in OE5 as an attempt to deal with the data file
corruption issue.

Perhaps they saw that frequent PRUNING of newsgroup messages might help
to...

Minimize the bloat...

And thereby be helpful in maintaining DBX file integrity and not exceed the
technical limits imposed.

DSH
Lux et Veritas et Libertas
Vires et Honor

"Gerry" wrote in message
...

Bruce

My comment to Vanguard was directed at this statement "Everyone but you
knows that there has been no new code added to OE since 2002."

Quote from one of my posts 28 June 2000.

Messages deleted from the server are automatically deleted from your
newsgroup folder when you next connect and download. The Microsoft
server holds messages for 90 days but other servers hold for lesser
periods. If you wish to retain messages you need to move them to a mail
folder where the process will not affect them.

--
Gerry