Re: Xnews- open special

de ms@invalid.com 05/22/2006 10:09

mike <mike.ring@btinternet.com> wrote in
news:Xns97CBC43A776BDmikeringbtinternetco@130.133.1.4:

> "ms@invalid.com" <ms@invalid.com> wrote in
> news:Xns97CB52C6B6B63msinvalidcom@130.133.1.4:
>
>> This Xnews funtion works but not too well.
>>
>> Open Special screen: If I set the upper Start slider to about 30%, and
>> the End slider at 100%, it takes longer to load, but I do get all the
>> threads looking normal.
>>
>> On DUN, I open/shut down Xnews several times a day.
>>
>> But the above setting is not permanent, I have to reset it frequently.
>>
>> How to make it permanent?
>>
> Why not subscribe? It's only one click to subscribe to a group, one clicl
> to leave it. (Click "all" at the bottom of the groups window, + to
> subscibe, - to leave)
>
> Once subscribed, you will only download new headers. (when leaving a
> subscribed group, shiftF8 then F8 marks all read and opens tne next group
>
> HTH
>
> mike
>
Thanks, Mike
I use it differently. I only look at ACF and a W2K ng each day, and here on
ACF a program may be listed, it sometimes takes a week for comments on it
to be posted, so I read more then new headers.

Mike Sa