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

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

That's because Catch Up marks all messages remaining on the server as Read.
Takes a while to do that while Ctrl+Shift+A only marks all messages in your
copy of the newsgroup that you've downloaded as Read. Much quicker.
--
Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
Thanks.


"Bill Marriott" <wjm@wjm.org> wrote in message
news:%23XE9ggU9FHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
> 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
>

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
>

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

Another reason not to use "ketchup" -- thanks!

Bill

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OPI16tU9FHA.3544@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl...
> 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
>

Jim,
I am not sure why you didn't say, "Catch Up marks all messages on the server
as Read."?

Bill,
If you are hiding Read messages, Control + A, then Control + Q is faster
than Control+Shift+A.
--
Ron Sommer

"Jim Pickering" <jim.pickering@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OcKqpmU9FHA.2264@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
> That's because Catch Up marks all messages remaining on the server as
> Read. Takes a while to do that while Ctrl+Shift+A only marks all messages
> in your copy of the newsgroup that you've downloaded as Read. Much
> quicker.
> --
> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
> Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
> Thanks.
>
>
> "Bill Marriott" <wjm@wjm.org> wrote in message
> news:%23XE9ggU9FHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>> 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
>>
>

Nits duly picked. <eg>

Ron Sommer wrote:
> Jim,
> I am not sure why you didn't say, "Catch Up marks all messages on the
> server
> as Read."?
>
> Bill,
> If you are hiding Read messages, Control + A, then Control + Q is faster
> than Control+Shift+A.
>
> "Jim Pickering" <jim.pickering@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OcKqpmU9FHA.2264@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...
>> That's because Catch Up marks all messages remaining on the server as
>> Read. Takes a while to do that while Ctrl+Shift+A only marks all messages
>> in your copy of the newsgroup that you've downloaded as Read. Much
>> quicker.
>> --
>> Jim Pickering, MVP, Outlook Express
>> https://mvp.support.microsoft.com/pr...8-1171988A62D6
>> Please deliver feedback to the newsgroup, so that others can be helped.
>> Thanks.
>>
>>
>> "Bill Marriott" <wjm@wjm.org> wrote in message
>> news:%23XE9ggU9FHA.220@TK2MSFTNGP14.phx.gbl...
>>> 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