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Norvin Gordon

08/05/2011 4:58 PM

OT maybe. What happened???

I use to be able to see postings that were several weeks old or older
but now I can't even see a 3 day old posting. I don't remember changing
any settings, has there been a newsgroup setting change? Any suggestion
to help me resolve this.


This topic has 6 replies

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[email protected] (Robert Bonomi)

in reply to Norvin Gordon on 08/05/2011 4:58 PM

21/05/2011 2:38 AM

In article <[email protected]>,
Norvin Gordon <[email protected]> wrote:
>Norvin Gordon wrote:
>> I use to be able to see postings that were several weeks old or older
>> but now I can't even see a 3 day old posting. I don't remember changing
>> any settings, has there been a newsgroup setting change? Any suggestion
>> to help me resolve this.
>I went to Bakers Square, had a sandwich and a yummy piece of pie, came
>home and it seems that things are working again.
>Thanks for the responses

It was the desert that did it!!

Getting things working again _is_ "simple as pie". <grin>

Rr

RonB

in reply to Norvin Gordon on 08/05/2011 4:58 PM

08/05/2011 5:12 PM

On May 8, 4:58=A0pm, Norvin Gordon <[email protected]> wrote:
> I use to be able to see postings that were several weeks old or older
> but now I can't even see a 3 day old posting. I don't remember changing
> any settings, has there been a newsgroup setting change? Any suggestion
> to help me resolve this.

Happens occasional here too. Hang in there.

RonB

GR

Gerald Ross

in reply to Norvin Gordon on 08/05/2011 4:58 PM

09/05/2011 7:45 AM

Norvin Gordon wrote:
> I use to be able to see postings that were several weeks old or older
> but now I can't even see a 3 day old posting. I don't remember changing
> any settings, has there been a newsgroup setting change? Any suggestion
> to help me resolve this.

In Seamonkey under Edit/Mail & Newsgroup Account
Settings/news.giganews.com/synchronization & Storage there is a line
"Delete messages more than____ days old. I have this checked and 30
days in the blank. Sometimes gremlins make changes in settings like this.

--
Gerald Ross
Cochran, GA

Puritanism: The haunting fear that
someone, somewhere may be having fun.




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Norvin Gordon

in reply to Norvin Gordon on 08/05/2011 4:58 PM

08/05/2011 7:26 PM

Norvin Gordon wrote:
> I use to be able to see postings that were several weeks old or older
> but now I can't even see a 3 day old posting. I don't remember changing
> any settings, has there been a newsgroup setting change? Any suggestion
> to help me resolve this.
I went to Bakers Square, had a sandwich and a yummy piece of pie, came
home and it seems that things are working again.
Thanks for the responses

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willshak

in reply to Norvin Gordon on 08/05/2011 4:58 PM

08/05/2011 6:10 PM

Norvin Gordon wrote the following:
> I use to be able to see postings that were several weeks old or older
> but now I can't even see a 3 day old posting. I don't remember changing
> any settings, has there been a newsgroup setting change? Any suggestion
> to help me resolve this.
It's your server that controls the retention, not the newsgroup.

--

Bill
In Hamptonburgh, NY
In the original Orange County. Est. 1683
To email, remove the double zeroes after @

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[email protected] (Scott Lurndal)

in reply to Norvin Gordon on 08/05/2011 4:58 PM

08/05/2011 10:18 PM

Norvin Gordon <[email protected]> writes:
>I use to be able to see postings that were several weeks old or older
>but now I can't even see a 3 day old posting. I don't remember changing
>any settings, has there been a newsgroup setting change? Any suggestion
>to help me resolve this.

Retention times are a function of your newsreader and your
usenet provider (eternal september, it appears). If you
blow away your newsreader caches and you still see only the
last day or two, then the problem is at eternal september and
you should contact them.


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