Problem using Thunderbird for newsgroups ??

I'm using Mozilla/Firefox instead of M$ Internet Explorer. I've also
switched over to (free) Thunderbird, from using M$ Outlook Express 6.0. (So
far I'm OK-happy with this combination)

I've been reading these newsgroups with Outlook Express since 1998. I'm
familiar with it and I like it. Comfort level: High. Since Thunderbird is so
similar, I'm also comfortable with it.

Here's my problem:

I can not get Thunderbird to clean up old posts the way M$ OE 6.0 does.

(In OE 6.0 -- Right click on whatever newsgroup/Properties/Local
File/Delete) See, I don't enjoy scolling through an archive of thousands of
posts. (That's what Google is for)

In OE 6.0, I like downloading new posts into an empty (clean) message pane a
couple of times per day, reading them, then deleting them. If I want to save
anything I drag it over to a FLYING folder. Sent posts are automatically
saved in my ....Sent folder.

I'm still using OE for newsgroups because of this "one" feature.

Any suggestions? Thunderbird won't even let me delete a single newsgroup
post like I would do if I were cleaning up the Inbox of old e-mails. How do
I get rid of old newsgroup posts with Thunderbird?


Montblack

Montblack wrote:



Any suggestions? Thunderbird won't even let me delete a single newsgroup
post like I would do if I were cleaning up the Inbox of old e-mails. How do
I get rid of old newsgroup posts with Thunderbird?


Montblack



Change "View" from "All" to "Unread"

Montblack wrote:

I'm using Mozilla/Firefox instead of M$ Internet Explorer. I've also
switched over to (free) Thunderbird, from using M$ Outlook Express 6.0. (So
far I'm OK-happy with this combination)

I've been reading these newsgroups with Outlook Express since 1998. I'm
familiar with it and I like it. Comfort level: High. Since Thunderbird is so
similar, I'm also comfortable with it.

Here's my problem:

I can not get Thunderbird to clean up old posts the way M$ OE 6.0 does.

(In OE 6.0 -- Right click on whatever newsgroup/Properties/Local
File/Delete) See, I don't enjoy scolling through an archive of thousands of
posts. (That's what Google is for)

In OE 6.0, I like downloading new posts into an empty (clean) message pane a
couple of times per day, reading them, then deleting them. If I want to save
anything I drag it over to a FLYING folder. Sent posts are automatically
saved in my ....Sent folder.

I'm still using OE for newsgroups because of this "one" feature.

Any suggestions? Thunderbird won't even let me delete a single newsgroup
post like I would do if I were cleaning up the Inbox of old e-mails. How do
I get rid of old newsgroup posts with Thunderbird?

Montblack

I'm using Netscape - an old, old predecessor. You cannot "delete" posts from a
newsgroup, you "mark as read" and then " show only unread " posts. If you could
delete posts, us slower folk would never get to see them:-)

John Halpenny

Montblack wrote:
I'm using Mozilla/Firefox instead of M$ Internet Explorer. I've also
switched over to (free) Thunderbird, from using M$ Outlook Express 6.0. (So
far I'm OK-happy with this combination)

I've been reading these newsgroups with Outlook Express since 1998. I'm
familiar with it and I like it. Comfort level: High. Since Thunderbird is so
similar, I'm also comfortable with it.

Here's my problem:

I can not get Thunderbird to clean up old posts the way M$ OE 6.0 does.

(In OE 6.0 -- Right click on whatever newsgroup/Properties/Local
File/Delete) See, I don't enjoy scolling through an archive of thousands of
posts. (That's what Google is for)

In OE 6.0, I like downloading new posts into an empty (clean) message pane a
couple of times per day, reading them, then deleting them. If I want to save
anything I drag it over to a FLYING folder. Sent posts are automatically
saved in my ....Sent folder.

I'm still using OE for newsgroups because of this "one" feature.

Any suggestions? Thunderbird won't even let me delete a single newsgroup
post like I would do if I were cleaning up the Inbox of old e-mails. How do
I get rid of old newsgroup posts with Thunderbird?


Montblack

I also recently changed to Thunderbird (From Eudora email and Agent
Newsreader) I'm happy with the switch. I switched from IE to Mozilla
in 2003 and to Firebird last summer.

On Thunderbird if I select the oldest message in a group I get the
following message:

Error!
newsgroup server responded:No Such Article In Group
Perhaps the article has expired
(246377)
Click here to remove all expired articles

I click and those messages not on my News server are gone from my PC.

By selecting "View Unread" I only see the new messages.

Alas, Thunderbird still lacks great help. But it's getting better all
the time.

- J.O.-

John, using the newest stuff on the block supposedly insulates you from
hackers, etc.. But, only until there is enough chatter on usenet to
interest the pimply faced scum, then like a tsunami they are there...
It is already happening with Mac's, Mozilla, etc...
Because I'm a business the servers and networks in my office are tied
to Windows Server 2003 and use IE for the interface to the web... Even
if I wanted to change, the software support folks won't agree to take
on oddball programs at any price... But, because I am commercial -
and paying the usual commercial rates for my software and support
systems sob - I don't have virus and hacker problems... zero, zip,
nada, and my servors are on 24/7... ya gets what ya pay for...
denny

John Ousterhout wrote:

On Thunderbird if I select the oldest message in a group I get the
following message:

Error!
newsgroup server responded:No Such Article In Group
Perhaps the article has expired
(246377)
Click here to remove all expired articles

I click and those messages not on my News server are gone from my PC.

By selecting "View Unread" I only see the new messages.

Alas, Thunderbird still lacks great help. But it's getting better all
the time.


I've been using Thunderbird on FreeBSD and Mac OSX since about version
..7 (currently 1.0). Never noticed this problem.