The message store in OE is flaky. It was probably some corruption in the
dbx file associated with that NG that resulted in the problem.

See points 2 and 3 here to help stabilize OE (www.oehelp.com/OETips.aspx),
but the random glitches are hard to control.

steve
[clicking the backup button as I type. G]

"Pamela G." wrote in message
...
I know this has been discussed before, but since it had never occurred
here, I ignored the talk. sigh

I watch this group daily, post infrequently, read most postings. I use my
OE 6.00.2900.2180 (sp2) as my newsreader as well as for email. I delete
posting messages daily and compact the file through the Properties/Local
File boxes.

Tonight, when I clicked on this newsgroup, it downloaded over 7500
messages! It is usually rare for me to get more than 300, even though I do
not have the "get xxx headers" box clicked. When I really looked at the
messages, most of them dated back months ago! After I realised it, I
cleaned it all up. Next time I checked the newsgroup I downloaded only 6
messages, so this was apparently a glitch. So, this begs the question:
What happened? And can I prevent it from happening again?

Truly only an annoyance. But.....

Thanks in advance,
Pamela