In Outlook Express, Tools, Options, Maintenance, I've got "delete news
messages 5 days after being downloaded"  -- but it doesn't do it, thats why
I've got loads of messages still showing.!!

try . . View / Current View / Hide read messages

this should hide any message you have already read


Cheers


D

"Shiela S"  wrote in message
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> In Outlook Express, Tools, Options, Maintenance, I've got "delete news
> messages 5 days after being downloaded"  -- but it doesn't do it, thats
why
> I've got loads of messages still showing.!!
>
>

"Robert Holdford"  wrote in message
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> I have the same problem as Shiela!!  But, does 'hide read messages' remove
> them from hard drive.  Or just leave them building up?
>
> Am using XP.
> ---------------------------------
>
> Bob....
>

Glad its not just me!
I've resorted to highlighting the old messages then deleting them.
I too think that if I just "hide read messages" they'll keep on building up
but hidden!

Shiela S

I have the same problem as Shiela!!  But, does 'hide read messages' remove 
them from hard drive.  Or just leave them building up?

Am using XP.
---------------------------------

Bob....





"Doogs"  wrote in message 
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> try . . View / Current View / Hide read messages
>
> this should hide any message you have already read
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> D
>
> "Shiela S"  wrote in message
> news:d31g3m$5t4$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> In Outlook Express, Tools, Options, Maintenance, I've got "delete news
>> messages 5 days after being downloaded"  -- but it doesn't do it, thats
> why
>> I've got loads of messages still showing.!!
>>
>>
>
> 

Or view > current view > customise current view > click on 'where the message was sent more than days ago', you can select the number of days you want to download.

Jan

"Doogs"  wrote in message news:g6Y4e.38481$C12.34287@fe1.news.blueyonder.co.uk...

> try . . View / Current View / Hide read messages
> 
> this should hide any message you have already read
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> D
> 
> "Shiela S"  wrote in message
> news:d31g3m$5t4$1@newsg4.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> In Outlook Express, Tools, Options, Maintenance, I've got "delete news
>> messages 5 days after being downloaded"  -- but it doesn't do it, thats
> why
>> I've got loads of messages still showing.!!
>>
>>
> 
>

On Wed, 6 Apr 2005 21:16:53, "Shiela S"  wrote:


>In Outlook Express, Tools, Options, Maintenance, I've got "delete news
>messages 5 days after being downloaded"  -- but it doesn't do it, thats why
>I've got loads of messages still showing.!!


Why not switch to a "proper" newsreader, such as Forte Free Agent?
http://www.forteinc.com/agent/index.php

PWH

-- 
Remove "eeek" to contact me!

Shiela S wrote:

> In Outlook Express, Tools, Options, Maintenance, I've got "delete news
> messages 5 days after being downloaded"  -- but it doesn't do it,
> thats why I've got loads of messages still showing.!!


I use OE with XP and if I do  "edit>catchup"  it clears the lot, backlog and all  :))

If you do catch up it marks all messages current, including those not even
downloaded from your news server (at the time you do it) as read.  If you
want to delete all the messages you have downloaded, you would have to do

tools, options, maintenance, cleanup now..then click on Remove messages
(This will deleted all archived messages for your  newsgroups), if you then
click on compact, it will tidy up the files and recover the disk space these
messages were using.



cheers

Doogs



"charybdis"  wrote in message
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Shiela S wrote:

> In Outlook Express, Tools, Options, Maintenance, I've got "delete news
> messages 5 days after being downloaded"  -- but it doesn't do it,
> thats why I've got loads of messages still showing.!!


I use OE with XP and if I do  "edit>catchup"  it clears the lot, backlog and
all  :))