OE6 Newsgroup Messages

Hi,

I was subscribed in OE6 to several newsgroups, each with a large amount of
messages. After upgrading to Vista ( and Windows Mail ), I read a lot about
importing messages from OE6 into Windows Mail, but for some reason, Windows
Mail ONLY imports Mail folders, not newsgroups.

I made sure my OE6 "folder.dbx" file is there and the "Read Only" is
unchecked in every .dbx file. Still can't get any of my old OE6 newsgroup
messages into Windows Mail.

Can anyone help ?

Thanks,

JCE

"JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> I was subscribed in OE6 to several newsgroups, each with a large amount of
> messages. After upgrading to Vista ( and Windows Mail ), I read a lot
> about importing messages from OE6 into Windows Mail, but for some reason,
> Windows Mail ONLY imports Mail folders, not newsgroups.
>
> I made sure my OE6 "folder.dbx" file is there and the "Read Only" is
> unchecked in every .dbx file. Still can't get any of my old OE6 newsgroup
> messages into Windows Mail.
>
> Can anyone help ?

Just re-subscribe to the newsgroup - news is NOT mail. You will see all the
messages that are on the server...

Hi,

thanks for the reply !

Well, that is only partially correct. Either OE or Windows Mail does NOT let
me download more than 1000 messages. Some of my subscribed newsgroups
folders ( .dbx files ) contain more than 5000 - 12000 messages. In OE6 that
was not a problem after a new install. As you've said, re-subscribe again to
the groups. After that, I closed OE6, copied all my .dbx files into the
correct folder, over-riding the newly subscribed ones and after opening OE6,
I had all my newsgroup messages back the way it was before the new install.

Windows Mail seems to handle that differently and I can't get ALL my
messages back. But there ust be a way of some sort to achive this task.

Any other ideas ?

Thanks,

Tom


"Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
news:uWhhg$akIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
> news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I was subscribed in OE6 to several newsgroups, each with a large amount
>> of messages. After upgrading to Vista ( and Windows Mail ), I read a lot
>> about importing messages from OE6 into Windows Mail, but for some reason,
>> Windows Mail ONLY imports Mail folders, not newsgroups.
>>
>> I made sure my OE6 "folder.dbx" file is there and the "Read Only" is
>> unchecked in every .dbx file. Still can't get any of my old OE6 newsgroup
>> messages into Windows Mail.
>>
>> Can anyone help ?
>
> Just re-subscribe to the newsgroup - news is NOT mail. You will see all
> the messages that are on the server...

Newsgroups neither export, nor import. Resubscribe.

Tools | Options | Read. Uncheck: Get XXX headers at a time. Then, right
click on the newsgroup in the Folder Tree | Properties | Local File | Reset.
Switch to another folder and then back and all available messages will be
downloaded again.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
news:ED027E3A-79A2-41AF-95BD-F591F329DA0E@microsoft.com...
> Hi,
>
> thanks for the reply !
>
> Well, that is only partially correct. Either OE or Windows Mail does NOT
> let me download more than 1000 messages. Some of my subscribed newsgroups
> folders ( .dbx files ) contain more than 5000 - 12000 messages. In OE6
> that was not a problem after a new install. As you've said, re-subscribe
> again to the groups. After that, I closed OE6, copied all my .dbx files
> into the correct folder, over-riding the newly subscribed ones and after
> opening OE6, I had all my newsgroup messages back the way it was before
> the new install.
>
> Windows Mail seems to handle that differently and I can't get ALL my
> messages back. But there ust be a way of some sort to achive this task.
>
> Any other ideas ?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Tom
>
>
> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
> news:uWhhg$akIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
>> news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I was subscribed in OE6 to several newsgroups, each with a large amount
>>> of messages. After upgrading to Vista ( and Windows Mail ), I read a lot
>>> about importing messages from OE6 into Windows Mail, but for some
>>> reason, Windows Mail ONLY imports Mail folders, not newsgroups.
>>>
>>> I made sure my OE6 "folder.dbx" file is there and the "Read Only" is
>>> unchecked in every .dbx file. Still can't get any of my old OE6
>>> newsgroup messages into Windows Mail.
>>>
>>> Can anyone help ?
>>
>> Just re-subscribe to the newsgroup - news is NOT mail. You will see all
>> the messages that are on the server...
>

WOW, VERY COOL !!!!!!

That did the trick ( .....and I am smarter now too ) ! LOL LOL Thank you
soooo much !!!

JCE


"Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
news:ewl9wTbkIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
> Newsgroups neither export, nor import. Resubscribe.
>
> Tools | Options | Read. Uncheck: Get XXX headers at a time. Then, right
> click on the newsgroup in the Folder Tree | Properties | Local File |
> Reset. Switch to another folder and then back and all available messages
> will be downloaded again.
> --
> Bruce Hagen
> MS-MVP Outlook Express
> Imperial Beach, CA
>
>
> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
> news:ED027E3A-79A2-41AF-95BD-F591F329DA0E@microsoft.com...
>> Hi,
>>
>> thanks for the reply !
>>
>> Well, that is only partially correct. Either OE or Windows Mail does NOT
>> let me download more than 1000 messages. Some of my subscribed newsgroups
>> folders ( .dbx files ) contain more than 5000 - 12000 messages. In OE6
>> that was not a problem after a new install. As you've said, re-subscribe
>> again to the groups. After that, I closed OE6, copied all my .dbx files
>> into the correct folder, over-riding the newly subscribed ones and after
>> opening OE6, I had all my newsgroup messages back the way it was before
>> the new install.
>>
>> Windows Mail seems to handle that differently and I can't get ALL my
>> messages back. But there ust be a way of some sort to achive this task.
>>
>> Any other ideas ?
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Tom
>>
>>
>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
>> news:uWhhg$akIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
>>> news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@microsoft.com...
>>>> Hi,
>>>>
>>>> I was subscribed in OE6 to several newsgroups, each with a large amount
>>>> of messages. After upgrading to Vista ( and Windows Mail ), I read a
>>>> lot about importing messages from OE6 into Windows Mail, but for some
>>>> reason, Windows Mail ONLY imports Mail folders, not newsgroups.
>>>>
>>>> I made sure my OE6 "folder.dbx" file is there and the "Read Only" is
>>>> unchecked in every .dbx file. Still can't get any of my old OE6
>>>> newsgroup messages into Windows Mail.
>>>>
>>>> Can anyone help ?
>>>
>>> Just re-subscribe to the newsgroup - news is NOT mail. You will see all
>>> the messages that are on the server...
>>
>

You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
Imperial Beach, CA


"JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
news:3EBF34FE-7BE0-483F-BD1E-E4EFB779D10D@microsoft.com...
> WOW, VERY COOL !!!!!!
>
> That did the trick ( .....and I am smarter now too ) ! LOL LOL Thank
> you soooo much !!!
>
> JCE
>
>
> "Bruce Hagen" <Nospam@mymail.invalid> wrote in message
> news:ewl9wTbkIHA.1184@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>> Newsgroups neither export, nor import. Resubscribe.
>>
>> Tools | Options | Read. Uncheck: Get XXX headers at a time. Then, right
>> click on the newsgroup in the Folder Tree | Properties | Local File |
>> Reset. Switch to another folder and then back and all available messages
>> will be downloaded again.
>> --
>> Bruce Hagen
>> MS-MVP Outlook Express
>> Imperial Beach, CA
>>
>>
>> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
>> news:ED027E3A-79A2-41AF-95BD-F591F329DA0E@microsoft.com...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> thanks for the reply !
>>>
>>> Well, that is only partially correct. Either OE or Windows Mail does NOT
>>> let me download more than 1000 messages. Some of my subscribed
>>> newsgroups folders ( .dbx files ) contain more than 5000 - 12000
>>> messages. In OE6 that was not a problem after a new install. As you've
>>> said, re-subscribe again to the groups. After that, I closed OE6, copied
>>> all my .dbx files into the correct folder, over-riding the newly
>>> subscribed ones and after opening OE6, I had all my newsgroup messages
>>> back the way it was before the new install.
>>>
>>> Windows Mail seems to handle that differently and I can't get ALL my
>>> messages back. But there ust be a way of some sort to achive this task.
>>>
>>> Any other ideas ?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Tom
>>>
>>>
>>> "Gordon" <gbplinux@gmail.com.invalid> wrote in message
>>> news:uWhhg$akIHA.2276@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>>> "JCE" <jce 2005 NOSPAM @ gmail . com> wrote in message
>>>> news:2818064F-E0A1-461C-AC5F-56B10C2E6E41@microsoft.com...
>>>>> Hi,
>>>>>
>>>>> I was subscribed in OE6 to several newsgroups, each with a large
>>>>> amount of messages. After upgrading to Vista ( and Windows Mail ), I
>>>>> read a lot about importing messages from OE6 into Windows Mail, but
>>>>> for some reason, Windows Mail ONLY imports Mail folders, not
>>>>> newsgroups.
>>>>>
>>>>> I made sure my OE6 "folder.dbx" file is there and the "Read Only" is
>>>>> unchecked in every .dbx file. Still can't get any of my old OE6
>>>>> newsgroup messages into Windows Mail.
>>>>>
>>>>> Can anyone help ?
>>>>
>>>> Just re-subscribe to the newsgroup - news is NOT mail. You will see all
>>>> the messages that are on the server...
>>>
>>
>