Lou wrote:
> When I read news from my ISP's server (news.optonline.net) the message
> counts and the real number of messages are wildly unrelated. i.e. "107"
> = "4" actual. Is that due to the ISP, TB or a combo of both?
its a TB problem. Close TB, locate your TB profile using your file
manager. Inside the news section, you'll find some *.msf files. When
you find them, delete them.

to locate your TB profile, you can read this:
http://www.mozilla.org/support/thund...profile#locate

but if you're using windows, then you must read this first:
http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ddenfiles.mspx

--
continued . . . At that point, the guy is so mad that he throws the
bird into the freezer. For the first few seconds there is a terrible
din. The bird kicks and claws and thrashes. Then it suddenly gets very
quiet. At first the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that
the bird may be hurt. After a couple of minutes of silence, he's so
worried that he opens up the freezer door. The bird meekly climbs
onto the man's outstretched arm and says, "Awfully sorry about the
trouble I gave you. I'll do my best to improve my vocabulary from now
on." The man is astounded and amazed at the transformation that has
come over the parrot. Then the parrot says, "By the way, what did the
CHICKEN DO?"

Lou wrote:
> gwtc wrote:
>> Lou wrote:
>>> When I read news from my ISP's server (news.optonline.net) the message
>>> counts and the real number of messages are wildly unrelated. i.e.
>>> "107" = "4" actual. Is that due to the ISP, TB or a combo of both?
>> its a TB problem. Close TB, locate your TB profile using your file
>> manager. Inside the news section, you'll find some *.msf files. When
>> you find them, delete them.
>>
>> to locate your TB profile, you can read this:
>> http://www.mozilla.org/support/thund...profile#locate
>>
>> but if you're using windows, then you must read this first:
>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ddenfiles.mspx
>>
>>
>
> How long before I have to do it again?
>
it could be anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 months, or more. I've
never had to remove the *.msf files from any of my mail accounts, and
I've only had to remove them from a couple of newsgroups. I have been
using Mozilla Suite since 1.2.0 days, and now I'm into SM.

--
continued . . . At that point, the guy is so mad that he throws the
bird into the freezer. For the first few seconds there is a terrible
din. The bird kicks and claws and thrashes. Then it suddenly gets very
quiet. At first the guy just waits, but then he starts to think that
the bird may be hurt. After a couple of minutes of silence, he's so
worried that he opens up the freezer door. The bird meekly climbs
onto the man's outstretched arm and says, "Awfully sorry about the
trouble I gave you. I'll do my best to improve my vocabulary from now
on." The man is astounded and amazed at the transformation that has
come over the parrot. Then the parrot says, "By the way, what did the
CHICKEN DO?"

gwtc wrote:
> Lou wrote:
>> gwtc wrote:
>>> Lou wrote:
>>>> When I read news from my ISP's server (news.optonline.net) the
>>>> message counts and the real number of messages are wildly unrelated.
>>>> i.e. "107" = "4" actual. Is that due to the ISP, TB or a combo of
>>>> both?
>>> its a TB problem. Close TB, locate your TB profile using your file
>>> manager. Inside the news section, you'll find some *.msf files.
>>> When you find them, delete them.
>>>
>>> to locate your TB profile, you can read this:
>>> http://www.mozilla.org/support/thund...profile#locate
>>>
>>> but if you're using windows, then you must read this first:
>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ddenfiles.mspx
>>>
>>>
>>
>> How long before I have to do it again?
>>
> it could be anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 months, or more. I've never
> had to remove the *.msf files from any of my mail accounts, and I've
> only had to remove them from a couple of newsgroups. I have been using
> Mozilla Suite since 1.2.0 days, and now I'm into SM.
>

Thanks

--

Lou
Please do something good for the world!
These folks have a system that uses the time your machine would be
idling showing a screen saver to do Medical and / or Cancer research.
NO spam or malware. http://www.grid.org/projects/hpf/

Lou wrote:
> gwtc wrote:
>> Lou wrote:
>>> gwtc wrote:
>>>> Lou wrote:
>>>>> When I read news from my ISP's server (news.optonline.net) the
>>>>> message counts and the real number of messages are wildly
>>>>> unrelated. i.e. "107" = "4" actual. Is that due to the ISP, TB or
>>>>> a combo of both?
>>>> its a TB problem. Close TB, locate your TB profile using your file
>>>> manager. Inside the news section, you'll find some *.msf files.
>>>> When you find them, delete them.
>>>>
>>>> to locate your TB profile, you can read this:
>>>> http://www.mozilla.org/support/thund...profile#locate
>>>>
>>>> but if you're using windows, then you must read this first:
>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ddenfiles.mspx
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>> How long before I have to do it again?
>>>
>> it could be anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 months, or more. I've
>> never had to remove the *.msf files from any of my mail accounts, and
>> I've only had to remove them from a couple of newsgroups. I have been
>> using Mozilla Suite since 1.2.0 days, and now I'm into SM.
>>
>
> Thanks
>
It's not that bad. I used to dump .msf files a lot, and their
predecessors in Netscape and Mozilla, but I mark all mesages read now,
and that usually straightens things out. The problem stems from my ISP,
or via cancelled messages, so it's not a big problem.

--
John McWilliams

John McWilliams wrote:
> Lou wrote:
>> gwtc wrote:
>>> Lou wrote:
>>>> gwtc wrote:
>>>>> Lou wrote:
>>>>>> When I read news from my ISP's server (news.optonline.net) the
>>>>>> message counts and the real number of messages are wildly
>>>>>> unrelated. i.e. "107" = "4" actual. Is that due to the ISP, TB or
>>>>>> a combo of both?
>>>>> its a TB problem. Close TB, locate your TB profile using your file
>>>>> manager. Inside the news section, you'll find some *.msf files.
>>>>> When you find them, delete them.
>>>>>
>>>>> to locate your TB profile, you can read this:
>>>>> http://www.mozilla.org/support/thund...profile#locate
>>>>>
>>>>> but if you're using windows, then you must read this first:
>>>>> http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/u...ddenfiles.mspx
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How long before I have to do it again?
>>>>
>>> it could be anywhere from 10 seconds to 10 months, or more. I've
>>> never had to remove the *.msf files from any of my mail accounts, and
>>> I've only had to remove them from a couple of newsgroups. I have
>>> been using Mozilla Suite since 1.2.0 days, and now I'm into SM.
>>>
>>
>> Thanks
>>
> It's not that bad. I used to dump .msf files a lot, and their
> predecessors in Netscape and Mozilla, but I mark all mesages read now,
> and that usually straightens things out. The problem stems from my ISP,
> or via cancelled messages, so it's not a big problem.
>

I always mark all messages read as I leave a group. I will try dumping
..msf files today.

--

Lou
Please do something good for the world!
These folks have a system that uses the time your machine would be
idling showing a screen saver to do Medical and / or Cancer research.
NO spam or malware. http://www.grid.org/projects/hpf/