Yes, more or less, but there's a minor fly in your ointment: If you open the
newsgroup at< e.g., 12:30PM and downloaded all new messages, read and reply
for a while and then use Catch Up at 1:30PM, you won't get any messages
posted to the server between 12:30 and 1:30 when you next poll the server.
--
~PA Bear


Bill Marriott wrote:
> Aha. So if I'm not limiting my header downloads they have more or less the
> same effect, I gather.
>
> Thanks.
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:uPJHalU9FHA.476@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> Catch Up will mark as Read all messages on the server, including ones
>> you've not yet downloaded.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Security, Shell/User)
>>
>> Bill Marriott wrote:
>>> Is there a difference between "Catch Up" and "Mark All Read" with
>>> respect
>>> to
>>> newsgroups?
>>>
>>> The Mark All Read has a handy keyboard shortcut (Control+Shift+A) and
>>> works
>>> almost instantly. Catch Up gives me an hourglass briefly and has to be
>>> accessed via a right-click.
>>>
>>> Just curious...
>>>
>>> Bill