Try this in all identities/User Profiles:

Tools Options Read Get XXX headers at a time

You may set this option as high as 1,000. Right-click on the newsgroup in
Folders pane Synchronization Settings select New Messages Only. Now
every time you open the newsgroup (or hit F5), you will download the
next-newest set of headers/messages.

When you feel you've downloaded enough headers/messages, again right-click
on the newsgroup in Folders pane and select Catch Up Now. This will Mark as
Read all messages on the server, including ones you've not yet downloaded.
Now return to "Get XXX headers at a time" and uncheck the option completely;
then compact the folder.

From now on, OE will only download headers/messages posted to the server
since you last checked (polled) for messages.

You should probably visit this page, too:
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#cleannews (lotsa good stuff
there).
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In WinXP only, Users can share a common OE message store and Address Book;
see http://www.kellys-korner-xp.com/xp_o..._share_address
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~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)
AumHa VSOP & Admin; DTS-L.org


Jake wrote:
If this is not the correct forum for this question please redirect me.

I am trying to get a better understanding of how newsgroup messages are
downloaded and handled. I have several different identities/users on a few
different systems that sometimes subscribe to same groups on the same
computer. In one ID for example all the new messages appear with and
maybe on or two will be the original but most are not. All that is seen
are
replies and never the original post. On another ID with the same group the
originals are seen and everything seems normal. There are other
abnormalities like an indication that there are unread posts but all have
been read and none appear new. One thread I started can be seen on a
group
but when the ID is changed that post does not show on the same group. I
have
tried unsubscribing and resubscribing but this condition does not change.
I
have unchecked Synchronize to see if this had any effect but nothing seems
to clear this up. I tried reset and downloading again but still no joy. I
tried adding another account with duplicate settings and all the new posts
start with once again on the new account. I tried compacting and
everything I can find but I am lost as to how to fix this problem.

I will be very thankful if anyone has any idea of what can be done.

TIA

Jake