"Yolanda Martin" wrote in message
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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.