Hello - I have the problem that when using OE6 as my newsgroups reader some
data is not displayed. The left hand pane is fine, and this tells me that I
am subscribed to a given group and how many unread topics there are. In the
top right hand pane I get the list of those posts but it is a very short list
- about 20 or so, not the 600 posts I should see. I have tried checking the
'get 'N' headers at a time' box and making N = 300 to no avail. The lower RH
pane display is fine. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi nitram001,

Do the 20 posts that are displayed include posts made by yourself? If so, it
could be the View setting.

When viewing the newsgroup try the keyboard combination: Ctrl+H to toggle
the setting to display all posts rather than Show Replies to my Messages.

Or check the setting in OE View, Current View Show All Messages.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"nitram001" wrote in message
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Hello - I have the problem that when using OE6 as my newsgroups reader some
data is not displayed. The left hand pane is fine, and this tells me that I
am subscribed to a given group and how many unread topics there are. In the
top right hand pane I get the list of those posts but it is a very short
list
- about 20 or so, not the 600 posts I should see. I have tried checking the
'get 'N' headers at a time' box and making N = 300 to no avail. The lower RH
pane display is fine. Any suggestions greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hello Tim. Two of the messages in the list include posts made by me and they
are displayed, so I do not think it is the view setting (which I have
confirmed is set to Show all Messages). Actually now I cannot read one of my
posts because it has fallen off the bottom of the list and is not available
by scrolling down. Very strange and frustrating. Do you have any other ideas?
Thanks, Martin

Hi Martin,

This may be a process of discovery. In OE Tools, Options, Maintenance are
there any selections here that would remove a newsgroup post? Are there any
(news) rules in use? What news server are you using -- is it reliable?

A catch-all strategy would be to reset the group. If that fails remove and
then add the account again in Outlook Express.

The account could be tried in a new OE identity, which may (now) have a
problem.

A Guide to using OE Identities from Microsoft Support

OLEXP: How to Create and Use Identities in Outlook Express 5.x and 6.0



Use NNTP for this Newsgroup
http://home.earthlink.net/~kuaytim/nntp_posting.html


--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"nitram001" wrote in message
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Hello Tim. Two of the messages in the list include posts made by me and they
are displayed, so I do not think it is the view setting (which I have
confirmed is set to Show all Messages). Actually now I cannot read one of my
posts because it has fallen off the bottom of the list and is not available
by scrolling down. Very strange and frustrating. Do you have any other
ideas?
Thanks, Martin

Hi Tim - thanks for your suggestions and I tried them all but without success;
I checked in tools, options, Maintenance, and there are no selections to
remove posts.
There are no news rules in use
I am using news.blueyonder.co.uk, but I also tried some others - it made no
difference.
I removed the newsgroup account and replaced it, no change
I tried in another identity (another user of this PC) - same problem
I created new identity in outlook (on my login) - the problem remains still,

thanks for some other ideas...

Best Regards, Martin

Hi Martin,

I'm at a loss to offer another suggestion short of a repair/reinstall. This
is a somewhat difficult process and success is not guaranteed. The answer
may lie in the Registry, but this is a guess. Someone might have a better
suggestion.

How to reinstall or repair Internet Explorer and Outlook Express in Windows
XP

http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=318378

At the bottom of the article there are instructions for preparing to
reinstall OE by first editing the Registry. This works for other versions of
Windows except Windows 95.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
*
"nitram001" wrote in message
...
Hi Tim - thanks for your suggestions and I tried them all but without
success;
I checked in tools, options, Maintenance, and there are no selections to
remove posts.
There are no news rules in use
I am using news.blueyonder.co.uk, but I also tried some others - it made no
difference.
I removed the newsgroup account and replaced it, no change
I tried in another identity (another user of this PC) - same problem
I created new identity in outlook (on my login) - the problem remains still,

thanks for some other ideas...

Best Regards, Martin