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Since: Apr 08, 2007
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(Msg. 1) Posted: Sun Apr 08, 2007 12:10 am
Post subject: deleting news group files
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| Cant delete news group files--when I open them and click on file the delete
button is grayed out--must get rid of them !
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(Msg. 2) Posted: Tue Apr 10, 2007 11:42 am
Post subject: Re: deleting news group files [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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Hi, John.
Could you please define what you mean by "news group files"?
Do you mean individual messages (posts)? Or News server accounts? Or
newsgroup subscriptions? Or something else?
And are you trying to delete them from within Windows Mail? Or Windows
Explorer? Or a Command Prompt window?
Generally speaking, newsgroup messages are stored on the news server, which
is out of the reader's control. We can only delete messages we've
downloaded to our own computer, and even that is not straightforward. For
example, we can Unsubscribe from that newsgroup, then Subscribe again and
set it to download New Messages Only.
SOME news servers will let you delete a message that YOU have posted, but
you'll have to find out if your own news server will let you do this - and
how, and how quickly. In most cases, though, it's like trying to "unring a
bell". And if I've already downloaded your post, you can't delete it from
MY computer.
Of course, you can also change the View to Hide Read Messages.
RC
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R. C. White, CPA
San Marcos, TX
rc RemoveThis @grandecom.net
Microsoft Windows MVP
(Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)
"John D" <jduruz2 RemoveThis @bigpond.com> wrote in message
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> Cant delete news group files--when I open them and click on file the
> delete button is grayed out--must get rid of them ! |
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(Msg. 3) Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:44 pm
Post subject: Re: deleting news group files [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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When I do a search for instance ".nws " the files I have accessed from a
newsgroup individual message it is still there. When I open the image and go
to file - delete the command "delete' is grayed out. I am not a subscriber
to any newsgroup. The file seems to reside in App Data but I cant find it.
That is about all the information I can supply
"R. C. White, MVP" <rc.DeleteThis@grandecom.net> wrote in message
news:6899BADE-CC89-4304-815A-F50823722661@microsoft.com...
> Hi, John.
>
> Could you please define what you mean by "news group files"?
>
> Do you mean individual messages (posts)? Or News server accounts? Or
> newsgroup subscriptions? Or something else?
>
> And are you trying to delete them from within Windows Mail? Or Windows
> Explorer? Or a Command Prompt window?
>
> Generally speaking, newsgroup messages are stored on the news server,
> which is out of the reader's control. We can only delete messages we've
> downloaded to our own computer, and even that is not straightforward. For
> example, we can Unsubscribe from that newsgroup, then Subscribe again and
> set it to download New Messages Only.
>
> SOME news servers will let you delete a message that YOU have posted, but
> you'll have to find out if your own news server will let you do this - and
> how, and how quickly. In most cases, though, it's like trying to "unring
> a bell". And if I've already downloaded your post, you can't delete it
> from MY computer.
>
> Of course, you can also change the View to Hide Read Messages.
>
> RC
> --
> R. C. White, CPA
> San Marcos, TX
> rc.DeleteThis@grandecom.net
> Microsoft Windows MVP
> (Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)
>
> "John D" <jduruz2.DeleteThis@bigpond.com> wrote in message
> news:eKdL45ReHHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>> Cant delete news group files--when I open them and click on file the
>> delete button is grayed out--must get rid of them !
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(Msg. 4) Posted: Fri Apr 27, 2007 11:44 pm
Post subject: Re: deleting news group files [Login to view extended thread Info.]
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John
If you are using Windows Mail, all of the individual newsgroup files are
contained in,
C:\Users\user name\AppData\Local\Microsoft\Windows Mail
Each newsgroup that you have previously subscribed to will have a sub-folder
there. Expand the newsgroup account folder and you will see individual
sub-folders for each newsgroup. You can delete the entire folder for that
newsgroup or individual .nws files.
You cannot open a .nws file and then try to delete it, because you cannot
delete a file that is open.
--
Ronnie Vernon
Microsoft MVP
Windows Shell/User
"John D" <jduruz2.DeleteThis@bigpond.com> wrote in message
news:036DDEAD-EA0D-439D-B2D0-6DEA9DCC38EF@microsoft.com...
> When I do a search for instance ".nws " the files I have accessed from a
> newsgroup individual message it is still there. When I open the image and
> go to file - delete the command "delete' is grayed out. I am not a
> subscriber to any newsgroup. The file seems to reside in App Data but I
> cant find it. That is about all the information I can supply
> "R. C. White, MVP" <rc.DeleteThis@grandecom.net> wrote in message
> news:6899BADE-CC89-4304-815A-F50823722661@microsoft.com...
>> Hi, John.
>>
>> Could you please define what you mean by "news group files"?
>>
>> Do you mean individual messages (posts)? Or News server accounts? Or
>> newsgroup subscriptions? Or something else?
>>
>> And are you trying to delete them from within Windows Mail? Or Windows
>> Explorer? Or a Command Prompt window?
>>
>> Generally speaking, newsgroup messages are stored on the news server,
>> which is out of the reader's control. We can only delete messages we've
>> downloaded to our own computer, and even that is not straightforward.
>> For example, we can Unsubscribe from that newsgroup, then Subscribe again
>> and set it to download New Messages Only.
>>
>> SOME news servers will let you delete a message that YOU have posted, but
>> you'll have to find out if your own news server will let you do this -
>> and how, and how quickly. In most cases, though, it's like trying to
>> "unring a bell". And if I've already downloaded your post, you can't
>> delete it from MY computer.
>>
>> Of course, you can also change the View to Hide Read Messages.
>>
>> RC
>> --
>> R. C. White, CPA
>> San Marcos, TX
>> rc.DeleteThis@grandecom.net
>> Microsoft Windows MVP
>> (Running Windows Mail in Vista Ultimate x64)
>>
>> "John D" <jduruz2.DeleteThis@bigpond.com> wrote in message
>> news:eKdL45ReHHA.3552@TK2MSFTNGP05.phx.gbl...
>>> Cant delete news group files--when I open them and click on file the
>>> delete button is grayed out--must get rid of them !
>>
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