On the first download, after subscribing to a newsgroup, I sometimes get
thousands of email. Some going back several years. Then I have to go
through and delete all the old ones.

What setting should I be using so this doesn't happen?

Thanks.

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I have never seen newsgroups that keep posts that long, but I'll take your
word for it.

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

Tools | Message Rules | News.

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.

In Tools | Options | Read - Uncheck: Get XXX headers at a time. When you go
to, or subscribe to a newsgroup, it will only download the messages for the
number of days you selected.

Opinions on this vary, but in Tools | Accounts | News | Properties |
General, I have Include this account when checking for new messages checked.
When OE automatically checks for mail, (however often you have it set for),
it will also download any new news messages at the same time.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

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On the first download, after subscribing to a newsgroup, I sometimes get
thousands of email. Some going back several years. Then I have to go
through and delete all the old ones.

What setting should I be using so this doesn't happen?

Thanks.

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I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users.
It has removed 4 spam emails to date.
Paying users do not have this message in their emails.
Try SPAMfighter for free now!

ToolsOptionsReadGet XXX headers at a time

You may set this option as high as 1,000. Right-click on the newsgroup in
Folders paneSynchronization 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).
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE, OE, Security, Shell/User)


BAD wrote:
On the first download, after subscribing to a newsgroup, I sometimes get
thousands of email. Some going back several years. Then I have to go
through and delete all the old ones.

What setting should I be using so this doesn't happen?