"Mike G" wrote in message
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Some threads go on for days/months and others I have no interest in. How
can I stop them from loading everytime I read a newsgroup.?? TIA


Unless YOU are wiping the database that keeps track of the message IDs and
their content, if they had been downloaded before, then they are NOT getting
downloaded everytime you read a newsgroup. They are still there in the
database from your visit before!

You could select all messages and hit the Del key but that only deletes
THOSE messages, not any new ones (which could reference that thread so you
end up with new messages not tied to anything).

Nothing forces you to read a thread. If you don't want to read it, just go
onto the next one. It is a community FORUM where everyone gets to talk,
including you. There is no moderation here weilding some Iron Claw policy.
Messages will eventually disappear but that depends on the retention period
for the news server.

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