I hope I didn't do something wrong....it said there were over 6000 posts and
I did a select all then delete and they all disappeared...If I hadn't known
that I was to delete them then they would be taking up a lot of space!.....

Now is there some central external site to view all posts to this newsgroup
without my having to keep everything on my computer??????
"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
...
I hope I didn't do something wrong....it said there were over 6000 posts
and I did a select all then delete and they all disappeared...If I hadn't
known that I was to delete them then they would be taking up a lot of
space!.....

Hi Yolanda,

Not to worry! Feel free to delete as many headers and/or messages as you
please. The server still has them available, but the time they are retained
varies from a day to a few months -- depending on the news server in
question.

The number of headers downloaded at any one time can be set in:

Tools, Options, Read tab

If a headers/messages were mistakenly deleted the newsgroup server or
(subscribed)newsgroup can be reset in:

Tools, Options, Maintenance Clean Up Now

First browse to the server name or newsgroup name to be reset.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
...
I hope I didn't do something wrong....it said there were over 6000 posts and
I did a select all then delete and they all disappeared...If I hadn't known
that I was to delete them then they would be taking up a lot of space!.....

Google Groups
http://groups.google.com/group/micro... xpress?hl=en

MS Newsgroups on the web
http://www.microsoft.com/communities...outlookexpress
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Yolanda Martin wrote:
Now is there some central external site to view all posts to this
newsgroup without my having to keep everything on my computer??????
"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
...
I hope I didn't do something wrong....it said there were over 6000 posts
and I did a select all then delete and they all disappeared...If I
hadn't known that I was to delete them then they would be taking up a
lot of space!.....

Hi Yolanda,

What you see will be on your computer no matter if it's in Outlook Express
or Internet Explorer, although you might feel more comfortable clearing the
temporary Internet files for IE. In most cases it should not be a concern if
the files are not cleared right away -- with the size of today's hard
drives.

--
Tim K.
aka Kuay Tim
MS-MVP - Outlook Express
Lynnwood, WA
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"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
...
Now is there some central external site to view all posts to this newsgroup
without my having to keep everything on my computer??????
"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
...
I hope I didn't do something wrong....it said there were over 6000 posts
and I did a select all then delete and they all disappeared...If I hadn't
known that I was to delete them then they would be taking up a lot of
space!.....

In ,
Yolanda Martin had this to say:

My reply is at the bottom of your sent message:

I hope I didn't do something wrong....it said there were over 6000
posts and I did a select all then delete and they all
disappeared...If I hadn't known that I was to delete them then they
would be taking up a lot of space!.....

You just deleted all the posts from the server! Now the archives are lost
and my computer doesn't have them any more!

Okay, just kidding... Really, you can't break anything... At least not here
at any rate.

--
Galen - MS MVP - Windows (Shell/User & IE)
http://dts-l.org/
http://kgiii.info/

"I am glad of all details, whether they seem to you to be relevant or
not." - Sherlock Holmes

"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
...
I hope I didn't do something wrong....it said there were over 6000 posts
and I did a select all then delete and they all disappeared...If I hadn't
known that I was to delete them then they would be taking up a lot of
space!.....

Just a suggestion when using Outlook Express (not used by those who keep
messages)
With OE open, select (highlight) the Outlook Express heading in the folder
pane, then:
Tools Options Maintenance Clean Up Now Delete Compact (when delete
finishes)
ALL news group messages in ALL News Groups will be deleted (can be reset if
needed)
Set the "Synchronise Settings" to "New Messages" or "Headers Only".
Also setting the "View" for each News Group to "Hide Read Messages" makes
for a neat and tidy OE.