How to stop Windows Mail from automatically select news post

When I select a newsgroup Windows Mail will automatically also select the
first post in the group.
Is it possible to turn this annoying feature off?
The problem is that because a post is selected in the group Windows Mail
will show it in the preview pane and if there is a large file attached to
the post it will begin downloading the post and the file.

Outlook Express did not select any posts when I selected a newsgroup. I like
that better.
Is it possible to make Windows Mail not select any post by itself?
tia
--
Finn Tolderlund

Unfortunately not. They decided this was a desirable feature.

You can disable the Preview pane to prevent from having to download the
message and put a button for it on the toolbar.

steve

"Finn Tolderlund" <nospam@nospam.eu> wrote in message
news:3F4E3AB2-6D06-4F70-83B6-AC82B2453AE7@microsoft.com...
> When I select a newsgroup Windows Mail will automatically also select the
> first post in the group.
> Is it possible to turn this annoying feature off?
> The problem is that because a post is selected in the group Windows Mail
> will show it in the preview pane and if there is a large file attached to
> the post it will begin downloading the post and the file.
>
> Outlook Express did not select any posts when I selected a newsgroup. I
> like that better.
> Is it possible to make Windows Mail not select any post by itself?
> tia
> --
> Finn Tolderlund
>
>

You might also consider changing your synchronization setting to "Headers
Only" to prevent this unwanted activity.
BillP

"Steve Cochran" <scochran@oehelp.com> wrote in message
news:7984122B-B6D2-42C2-BB34-CFBE7D09CC53@microsoft.com...
> Unfortunately not. They decided this was a desirable feature.
>
> You can disable the Preview pane to prevent from having to download the
> message and put a button for it on the toolbar.
>
> steve
>
> "Finn Tolderlund" <nospam@nospam.eu> wrote in message
> news:3F4E3AB2-6D06-4F70-83B6-AC82B2453AE7@microsoft.com...
>> When I select a newsgroup Windows Mail will automatically also select the
>> first post in the group.
>> Is it possible to turn this annoying feature off?
>> The problem is that because a post is selected in the group Windows Mail
>> will show it in the preview pane and if there is a large file attached to
>> the post it will begin downloading the post and the file.
>>
>> Outlook Express did not select any posts when I selected a newsgroup. I
>> like that better.
>> Is it possible to make Windows Mail not select any post by itself?
>> tia
>> --
>> Finn Tolderlund
>>
>>
>

"Finn Tolderlund" <nospam@nospam.eu> wrote in message
news:3F4E3AB2-6D06-4F70-83B6-AC82B2453AE7@microsoft.com...
> When I select a newsgroup Windows Mail will automatically also select the
> first post in the group.
> Is it possible to turn this annoying feature off?
> The problem is that because a post is selected in the group Windows Mail
> will show it in the preview pane and if there is a large file attached to
> the post it will begin downloading the post and the file.
>
> Outlook Express did not select any posts when I selected a newsgroup. I
> like that better.
> Is it possible to make Windows Mail not select any post by itself?
> tia
> --
> Finn Tolderlund
>
>