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From: D. Spencer Hines on 2 Feb 2009 19:44 Perhaps Microsoft did this in OE5 as an attempt to deal with the data file corruption issue. Perhaps they saw that frequent PRUNING of newsgroup messages might help to... Minimize the bloat... And thereby be helpful in maintaining DBX file integrity and not exceed the technical limits imposed. DSH Lux et Veritas et Libertas Vires et Honor "Gerry" <gerry(a)nospam.com> wrote in message news:OebzyWWhJHA.3716(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Bruce > > My comment to Vanguard was directed at this statement "Everyone but you > knows that there has been no new code added to OE since 2002." > > Quote from one of my posts 28 June 2000. > > Messages deleted from the server are automatically deleted from your > newsgroup folder when you next connect and download. The Microsoft > server holds messages for 90 days but other servers hold for lesser > periods. If you wish to retain messages you need to move them to a mail > folder where the process will not affect them. > > -- > Gerry
From: Tom [Pepper] Willett on 3 Feb 2009 09:11 Hoople head. "D. Spencer Hines" <panther(a)excelsior.com> wrote in message news:%23Hyc0iZhJHA.996(a)TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... : Perhaps Microsoft did this in OE5 as an attempt to deal with the data file : corruption issue. : : Perhaps they saw that frequent PRUNING of newsgroup messages might help : to... : : Minimize the bloat... : : And thereby be helpful in maintaining DBX file integrity and not exceed the : technical limits imposed. : : DSH : Lux et Veritas et Libertas : Vires et Honor : : "Gerry" <gerry(a)nospam.com> wrote in message : news:OebzyWWhJHA.3716(a)TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... : : > Bruce : > : > My comment to Vanguard was directed at this statement "Everyone but you : > knows that there has been no new code added to OE since 2002." : > : > Quote from one of my posts 28 June 2000. : > : > Messages deleted from the server are automatically deleted from your : > newsgroup folder when you next connect and download. The Microsoft : > server holds messages for 90 days but other servers hold for lesser : > periods. If you wish to retain messages you need to move them to a mail : > folder where the process will not affect them. : > : > -- : > Gerry : :
From: ???? on 5 Feb 2009 15:13
?????????????????????????????.?????? "Steve Cochran" <scochran(a)oehelp.com> ???????/???????? ? ???????? ?????????: news:8804E7F8-EC9E-4E91-BE95-39402E1BC40B(a)microsoft.com... > OE never retained NG messages once they expired off the server. Not even > in OE4. > > steve > > "Neil" <nrgins(a)gmail.com> wrote in message > news:gIehl.11586$W06.5491(a)flpi148.ffdc.sbc.com... >> >> "Ron Sommer" <rsommer(a)nospam.ktis.net> wrote in message >> news:O3WS86AhJHA.3444(a)TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> >>> >>> "Neil" <nrgins(a)gmail.com> wrote in message >>> news:zSZgl.19281$Ws1.7880(a)nlpi064.nbdc.sbc.com... >>>> >>>>> OE is doing what a newsreader is supposed to do, keep the messages on >>>>> your >>>>> computer synched with the newsgroup server. >>>> >>>> Again, that was not the way OE used to work. It used to retain all msgs >>>> that were downloaded. >>>> >>>>> I don't know of any newsreaders that do not sync with the server. >>>>> You have not mentioned what news server that you are using. >>>> >>>> Why is that germane to the discussion? >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>> The Microsoft server has a 90 day retention period. >>>>> -- >>>>> Ronald Sommer >>>> >>>> >>> >>> It is very germane. >>> You are incorrectly basing your idea of the operation of OE on a news >>> server that had a long retention period. >>> I have news servers that have a long retention period. >>> Because you insist on saying that OE used to keep all posts without >>> saying what news server that you were using, you haven't proved that >>> your version of OE works the way that you say. >> >> Well, since OE functionality changed while using the same newsserver, I >> assume the issue is with OE. Furthermore, I don't believe retention >> period is the issue since, when OE did retain messages, it would retain >> them indefinitely, easily at least a year or two. I don't think any >> newsserver kept messages that long. So if OE always syncronized with the >> NS, then they would have disappeared then, as well. >> > > |