aalaan wrote:

I've just finished reading all the unread postings on this ng. Before
I started there were 5 unread (5 was in bold in brackets) and nothing
would bring them up. Now I've gone through there are now 7 that I
can't read. Why is that?

Ask in an Outlook Express newsgroup, since that's what you're using to post.
(Try EditMark All as Read)
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Brian Tillman