deleting messages

Is there a way of deleting all the old messages which are no longer
available on server in
newsgroups

Warren Davies wrote:
> Is there a way of deleting all the old messages which are no longer
> available on server in
> newsgroups
>
>

There are two ways in OE. One, manually delete them. Two, unsubscribe,
go to your message store and make sure that the newsgroup .dbx has been
deleted. If not, delete it. Resubscribe.

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There are many options.

You can create a message such as this:

Tools>Message Rules>News.

Box 1: Where the message was sent more than days ago
Box 2: Delete it
Box 3: Click on "Days" and choose the # of days you want.
Name the rule.

*NOTE* This will not delete messages automatically. You have to go to
Tools>Message
Rules>News, and click Apply Now when you want to do this. Also, you will be
given a choice of which newsgroup, or news server, to delete from after you
click Apply Now.

If you want to delete a selection of messages, but not the first or last,
click on the last message you want to delete, scroll up as far as you want
to delete messages, hold down the Shift key and click on that message. This
will highlight the messages in blue. Hit the Delete key.

If you want to delete every message after a certain one, click on the newest
message you want deleted. Hold Ctrl+Shift and tap the End key, then Delete.

If you want to delete all messages in a newsgroup, highlight any message -
Hold Ctrl & A and tap Delete.

Any way you do it, follow up by compacting all your folders *manually* while
working offline, and in Outlook Express at the top of the Folder Tree.

File>Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar).
File>Folder>Compact all folders.

In Tools>Options>Maintenance: Uncheck: Compact messages in background. {N/A
if running XP-SP2}.
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Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
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"Warren Davies" <warren@boxxxxxxx.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
news:doujik$c08$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
> Is there a way of deleting all the old messages which are no longer
> available on server in
> newsgroups
>

Thanks


"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:OdAlqi9CGHA.2320@TK2MSFTNGP11.phx.gbl...
> There are many options.
>
> You can create a message such as this:
>
> Tools>Message Rules>News.
>
> Box 1: Where the message was sent more than days ago
> Box 2: Delete it
> Box 3: Click on "Days" and choose the # of days you want.
> Name the rule.
>
> *NOTE* This will not delete messages automatically. You have to go to
> Tools>Message
> Rules>News, and click Apply Now when you want to do this. Also, you will
> be given a choice of which newsgroup, or news server, to delete from after
> you click Apply Now.
>
> If you want to delete a selection of messages, but not the first or last,
> click on the last message you want to delete, scroll up as far as you want
> to delete messages, hold down the Shift key and click on that message.
> This will highlight the messages in blue. Hit the Delete key.
>
> If you want to delete every message after a certain one, click on the
> newest message you want deleted. Hold Ctrl+Shift and tap the End key, then
> Delete.
>
> If you want to delete all messages in a newsgroup, highlight any message -
> Hold Ctrl & A and tap Delete.
>
> Any way you do it, follow up by compacting all your folders *manually*
> while working offline, and in Outlook Express at the top of the Folder
> Tree.
>
> File>Work Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar).
> File>Folder>Compact all folders.
>
> In Tools>Options>Maintenance: Uncheck: Compact messages in background.
> {N/A if running XP-SP2}.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS MVP - Outlook Express
> ~IB-CA~
>
> "Warren Davies" <warren@boxxxxxxx.fsnet.co.uk> wrote in message
> news:doujik$c08$1@news7.svr.pol.co.uk...
>> Is there a way of deleting all the old messages which are no longer
>> available on server in
>> newsgroups
>>
>

If they're no longer available on the server, they'll be removed from OE the
next time you poll (connect to) the server.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE, Shell/User, Security), Aumha.org VSOP, DTS-L.org

Warren Davies wrote:
> Is there a way of deleting all the old messages which are no longer
> available on server in
> newsgroups