I've just started using newsgroups. I could really use a tutorial. Does one
exist? I'd like to get the most out of the help they offer.

OE6 seems to indicate in the Folder pane (by means of a value in
parentheses) that the newsgroup contains several thousand messages. However,
in the preview pane I only see a few hundred items (are these what are
referred to as headers?). Why don't I see the several thousand? I don't know
if the messages displayed are downloaded or not (and what does it mean if
they are?)

I haven't been able to find Help to explain what to expect if I click
"Headers" on the toolbar.

Is it possible (is it even practical or recommended) to display information
about all messages in the preview pane? Or is the best use of a newsgroup to
use "Find" and enter a search argument?
Thanks, Charlie

You can probably find a good tutorial on the internet.

Newsgroups can be a good source of information, but they do have their
limitations. For one, they're not a good place to get a tutorial.

Outlook Express only displays a set number of posts at a time. (You can
select the amount from Tools Options Read tab). If it were to try to
display all the thousands of posts on your ISP's news server, it might take
a real long time to download. If you want to see more posts, go to Tools
Get next X headers.

Bravo to you for wanting to learn how newsgroups work and how to use them
wisely.

--
Ted Zieglar
"Backup is a computer user's best friend."

"CharlieGrimes" wrote in message
...
I've just started using newsgroups. I could really use a tutorial. Does
one
exist? I'd like to get the most out of the help they offer.

OE6 seems to indicate in the Folder pane (by means of a value in
parentheses) that the newsgroup contains several thousand messages.
However,
in the preview pane I only see a few hundred items (are these what are
referred to as headers?). Why don't I see the several thousand? I don't
know
if the messages displayed are downloaded or not (and what does it mean if
they are?)

I haven't been able to find Help to explain what to expect if I click
"Headers" on the toolbar.

Is it possible (is it even practical or recommended) to display
information
about all messages in the preview pane? Or is the best use of a newsgroup
to
use "Find" and enter a search argument?
Thanks, Charlie

"CharlieGrimes" wrote in message
...
I've just started using newsgroups. I could really use a tutorial. Does
one
exist? I'd like to get the most out of the help they offer.

OE6 seems to indicate in the Folder pane (by means of a value in
parentheses) that the newsgroup contains several thousand messages.
However,
in the preview pane I only see a few hundred items (are these what are
referred to as headers?). Why don't I see the several thousand? I don't
know
if the messages displayed are downloaded or not (and what does it mean if
they are?)

I haven't been able to find Help to explain what to expect if I click
"Headers" on the toolbar.

Is it possible (is it even practical or recommended) to display
information
about all messages in the preview pane? Or is the best use of a newsgroup
to
use "Find" and enter a search argument?
Thanks, Charlie


The blue number in the Folders pane is an estimate of the number of messages
not downloaded yet.
Tools | Options | Read has an option telling OE how many headers to download
at a time.
After reading those (or as many as you want to) Tools has an option to
download another bunch.

I think it's best to right click the Folder and select Catch Up. This will
mark everything as read. Then I go to Tools | Options | Read and UNcheck
Download ### headers at a time. Then it will download ALL new headers.

--
Frank Saunders, MS-MVP, OE/WM
http://www.fjsmjs.com
Please respond in newsgroup

Try:

POV-Ray: Resources: Outlook Express Newsgroup Tutorial:
http://www.povray.org/resources/newsgroups/oetut.php
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org


CharlieGrimes wrote:
I've just started using newsgroups. I could really use a tutorial. Does
one exist? I'd like to get the most out of the help they offer.

OE6 seems to indicate in the Folder pane (by means of a value in
parentheses) that the newsgroup contains several thousand messages.
However, in the preview pane I only see a few hundred items (are these
what are referred to as headers?). Why don't I see the several thousand?
I don't know if the messages displayed are downloaded or not (and what
does it mean if they are?)

I haven't been able to find Help to explain what to expect if I click
"Headers" on the toolbar.

Is it possible (is it even practical or recommended) to display
information about all messages in the preview pane? Or is the best use of
a newsgroup to use "Find" and enter a search argument?
Thanks, Charlie