"Mackem" wrote in message

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The progress bar I'm referring to still appears if I open a new newsgroup,
while the headers are being downloaded but not when individual files are
being downloaded.


In that case you could try doubleclicking on the rightmost pane
of the Status bar to open the Status window and see its (more detailed)
progress bar. However, I'm not sure that the progress bar is used
in the case that you are citing unless you use a command such as
Synchronize Newsgroup and check Get messages marked for download.


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