What is the best way to handle the large number of messages in this group
and other groups that I subscribe to..
I downloaded all the headers and messages and now when I sync for new
messages and then when I go to view the new message it takes a long time to
just load the new group messages. Any suggestions on speeding things up or
can I delete some of the messages?

Neil

I create a message rule to delete messages over 10 days old.
Manually apply the rule.
Select the server.
Compact after deleting.
--
Ron Sommer

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nk.net...
What is the best way to handle the large number of messages in this group
and other groups that I subscribe to..
I downloaded all the headers and messages and now when I sync for new
messages and then when I go to view the new message it takes a long time
to
just load the new group messages. Any suggestions on speeding things up
or can I delete some of the messages?

Neil

Everyone has their own preferences, but mine is:

Don't bother with Sync, period.

Tools | Accounts | News | General. Check: Include this account when checking
for new messages.

Tools | Options | Read. Uncheck: Get xxx Headers at a time.

Tools | Options | General. Whatever you have checked, (minutes), any new
post will download the same time any new e-mail is.

Just to add to your post...................

If you want to download newsgroups, but don't want hundreds, or thousands,
of messages, you can create a message rule such as this:

ToolsMessage RulesNews.

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

When you go to, or subscribe to a newsgroup, it will only download the
messages for the number of days you selected.



And, some ways to delete messages:

There are many options.

You can create a message such as this:

ToolsMessage RulesNews.

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
ToolsMessage
RulesNews, 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.

If you want to delete sporadically spaced messages, hold the Ctrl key while
you click on each one to highlight and then use the Delete key.

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.

FileWork Offline (or double click Working Online in the Status Bar).
FileFolderCompact all folders.

In ToolsOptionsMaintenance: Uncheck: Compact messages in background. {N/A
if running XP-SP2}.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS MVP - Outlook Express
~IB-CA~


wrote in message
nk.net...
What is the best way to handle the large number of messages in this group
and other groups that I subscribe to..
I downloaded all the headers and messages and now when I sync for new
messages and then when I go to view the new message it takes a long time
to
just load the new group messages. Any suggestions on speeding things up
or can I delete some of the messages?

Neil

Also you can right click on the NG name in the folder list and go to
Properties local file and clean up things that way. At least do a periodic
compaction (File | Folder | Compact) to minimize the wasted space in the
files, which can get very large resulting in sluggishness.

steve

wrote in message
nk.net...
What is the best way to handle the large number of messages in this group
and other groups that I subscribe to..
I downloaded all the headers and messages and now when I sync for new
messages and then when I go to view the new message it takes a long time
to
just load the new group messages. Any suggestions on speeding things up
or can I delete some of the messages?

Neil