Re: Looking for newsreader like OE


"Matt Payton" <mattpayton@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
news:pan.2006.01.11.14.29.15.826709@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx
> On Wed, 11 Jan 2006 01:39:06 +0000, Joe727 wrote:
<snip>
> To do this, select the thread you want to "delete" and hit the "k" key, or
> go to the "Message" menu and select "Ignore Thread". This will
> initially put a red "x" next to the thread, indicating it is to be
> ignored, and the next time you pull up that particular newsgroup, that
> thread will not be displayed. If you kill a thread that has been
> cross-posted to multiple groups, it will no longer be displayed in any
> newsgroup you view.
>
> As also pointed out previously, this does not actually "delete" the
> thread. It simply tells your news reader to not display it, and to not
> download the headers for that thread anymore. Not sure if it deletes it
> from the news reader's cache, but that shouldn't matter anyway.
>
> HTH
>
> --
> - Matt -

When I hit the 'k" key, after marking the threads I wish to "delete", a get
a popup stating, 'you can only cancel one thread at a time. When I select a
single thread, the pop up says something like 'this post does not appear to
be from you and you cannot cancel it'.

Joe


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