Re: interface

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Grampy Pete

I've been using hotmail to interact with this newsgroup b/c I misunderstand
something. I have the directions to set up o.x. but the problem is headers. I
do not understand why about 300 of them pour in. What are headers and why do
I need them? I only want to ask and reply to the newsgroup as a source of
help -I do not want to read other topics.
Thank you
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--
Grampy Pete


"Alan Edwards" wrote:

> Outlook Express Newsreader-Setting up
> http://www.michaelstevenstech.com/outlookexpressnewreader.htm
> http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/community/newsgroups/setup.asp
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/resources/communities.htm#setupmsnews
> http://rickrogers.org/setupoe.htm
>
>
> ....Alan
> --
> Alan Edwards, MS MVP Windows - Internet Explorer
> http://dts-l.org/index.htm
>
>
>
> On Tue, 2 Jan 2007 09:56:02 -0800, in
> microsoft.public.windowsxp.help_and_support, Grampy Pete
> <llewon@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >I followed the directions given here to use outlook express to communicate
> >with this newsgroup. I received every message(they were pouring in) that was
> >posted to this newsgroup so I removed the newsgroup.
> >Could you please repost the procedure and tell me what I could have done
> >wrong? Thank you
>
 
"Grampy Pete" <llewon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
news:D1917B39-FE14-45E8-8A2A-873A7DE7A781@microsoft.com...
> I've been using hotmail to interact with this newsgroup b/c I
> misunderstand
> something. I have the directions to set up o.x. but the problem is
> headers. I
> do not understand why about 300 of them pour in. What are headers and
> why do
> I need them? I only want to ask and reply to the newsgroup as a source
> of
> help -I do not want to read other topics.

The header merely contains the Subject of the post, its author, when the
post was sent, and how large it is. Don't worry about all the headers
you see. It's normal, and you're not expected to look at every post!

If you have been participating in any recent threads, hitting Ctrl+H
will filter out all other threads; the only thing remaining will be
threads you are involved in. Hitting Ctrl+H again will take you back to
all the threads. You can toggle back and forth as many times as you
like.

If you ever want to see threads you were a part of that are *not*
recent, the Google interface is probably your best bet. Just go to
http://groups.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg and in the top box enter

author:grampy pete

The default is "Sort by relevance." If you'd rather "Sort by date," just
click on that link in the upper right-hand corner.

HTH.
 
HTH, you realy gave me information I needed to want to try newsgoups via o.x.
Those hundreds of headers pouring in is a fright for non techs-especially if
you don't even know what they are. I will,enter this in my 'learning folder',
share with friends and family, and get back to you with the results.
Thank you
--
Grampy Pete


"Daave" wrote:

> "Grampy Pete" <llewon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:D1917B39-FE14-45E8-8A2A-873A7DE7A781@microsoft.com...
> > I've been using hotmail to interact with this newsgroup b/c I
> > misunderstand
> > something. I have the directions to set up o.x. but the problem is
> > headers. I
> > do not understand why about 300 of them pour in. What are headers and
> > why do
> > I need them? I only want to ask and reply to the newsgroup as a source
> > of
> > help -I do not want to read other topics.
>
> The header merely contains the Subject of the post, its author, when the
> post was sent, and how large it is. Don't worry about all the headers
> you see. It's normal, and you're not expected to look at every post!
>
> If you have been participating in any recent threads, hitting Ctrl+H
> will filter out all other threads; the only thing remaining will be
> threads you are involved in. Hitting Ctrl+H again will take you back to
> all the threads. You can toggle back and forth as many times as you
> like.
>
> If you ever want to see threads you were a part of that are *not*
> recent, the Google interface is probably your best bet. Just go to
> http://groups.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg and in the top box enter
>
> author:grampy pete
>
> The default is "Sort by relevance." If you'd rather "Sort by date," just
> click on that link in the upper right-hand corner.
>
> HTH.
>
>
>
 
On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:39:01 -0800, Grampy Pete wrote in message
<news:D1917B39-FE14-45E8-8A2A-873A7DE7A781@microsoft.com>:

> I've been using hotmail to interact with this newsgroup b/c I misunderstand
> something. I have the directions to set up o.x. but the problem is headers. I
> do not understand why about 300 of them pour in. What are headers and why do
> I need them? I only want to ask and reply to the newsgroup as a source of
> help -I do not want to read other topics.
> Thank you

Outlook Express is configured to download a minimum of 300 *unread*
headers. Some other newsreaders (such as Dialog, which I use) can get a
specified number of "sample" headers, which you can set yourself. In OE,
unless you have marked the group as read, the program will continue to feed
you a batch of 300 headers, until you mark it 'Read' or 'Catchup with
selected group'.

If you prefer to read the group through Google Groups, as another person
suggested, I would advise you to use your e-mail address instead of your
nic as a search keyword. It will return a safer list of only your own
postings.
 
I've got some work to do and will keep this in mind, thank you
--
Grampy Pete


"Iceman" wrote:

> On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 06:39:01 -0800, Grampy Pete wrote in message
> <news:D1917B39-FE14-45E8-8A2A-873A7DE7A781@microsoft.com>:
>
> > I've been using hotmail to interact with this newsgroup b/c I misunderstand
> > something. I have the directions to set up o.x. but the problem is headers. I
> > do not understand why about 300 of them pour in. What are headers and why do
> > I need them? I only want to ask and reply to the newsgroup as a source of
> > help -I do not want to read other topics.
> > Thank you
>
> Outlook Express is configured to download a minimum of 300 *unread*
> headers. Some other newsreaders (such as Dialog, which I use) can get a
> specified number of "sample" headers, which you can set yourself. In OE,
> unless you have marked the group as read, the program will continue to feed
> you a batch of 300 headers, until you mark it 'Read' or 'Catchup with
> selected group'.
>
> If you prefer to read the group through Google Groups, as another person
> suggested, I would advise you to use your Hotmail address instead of your
> nic as a search keyword. It will return a safer list of only your own
> postings.
>
 
You're welcome. In the future, it would easier to abbreviate Outlook
Express "OE."

And HTH is short for Hope this helps. :-)

--
Dave


Grampy Pete wrote:
> HTH, you realy gave me information I needed to want to try newsgoups
> via o.x. Those hundreds of headers pouring in is a fright for non
> techs-especially if you don't even know what they are. I will,enter
> this in my 'learning folder', share with friends and family, and
> get back to you with the results.
> Thank you
>
>> "Grampy Pete" <llewon@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:D1917B39-FE14-45E8-8A2A-873A7DE7A781@microsoft.com...
>>> I've been using hotmail to interact with this newsgroup b/c I
>>> misunderstand
>>> something. I have the directions to set up o.x. but the problem is
>>> headers. I
>>> do not understand why about 300 of them pour in. What are headers
>>> and why do
>>> I need them? I only want to ask and reply to the newsgroup as a
>>> source of
>>> help -I do not want to read other topics.
>>
>> The header merely contains the Subject of the post, its author, when
>> the post was sent, and how large it is. Don't worry about all the
>> headers
>> you see. It's normal, and you're not expected to look at every post!
>>
>> If you have been participating in any recent threads, hitting Ctrl+H
>> will filter out all other threads; the only thing remaining will be
>> threads you are involved in. Hitting Ctrl+H again will take you back
>> to all the threads. You can toggle back and forth as many times as
>> you
>> like.
>>
>> If you ever want to see threads you were a part of that are *not*
>> recent, the Google interface is probably your best bet. Just go to
>> http://groups.google.com/grphp?hl=en&tab=wg and in the top box enter
>>
>> author:grampy pete
>>
>> The default is "Sort by relevance." If you'd rather "Sort by date,"
>> just click on that link in the upper right-hand corner.
>>
>> HTH.
 
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