"Tom Brown" <Burner2NOSPAM@NOSPAMatt.net> wrote in message
news:Ooayldu6FHA.4012@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> Steve,
>
> Ok, I just did that, but it makes me wonder how big my message database
> will get. Now, if I go for a few days without checking a particular
> newsgroup, it downloads a very large number of messages instead of the
> 300. I currenty subscribe to 14 newsgroups (OE, Word, Access, IE, XP,
> etc.) but usually don't regularly check them ... only when I have a need
> to solve a particular problem. Is this going to quickly fill up my hard
> disk since I have no limits on how many messages to download?

Set up a message rule to delete news messages, I use a 20 day rule.
OE>tools>message rules>
You will have to apply this rule manually, by selecting it and choose 'apply
now', either browse to a group or select the server. I also have a 5 day
rule which I apply to busier groups each week.
HTH?

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Regards Steve.
MS-MVP. OE. [DTS]