On 31-Oct-00, Matt Bloomfield wrote:
> Un and re-subbing isn't enough, you actually have to remove the group
> (not just the posts).
Right.
>
>
> There is a way round it actually, I read it on the Wirenet site after
> U-nets news server went tits up.
>
> From memory:
>
> If you change the news server (to anything you like), MD will ask if
> you want to reset the pointers. Click reset (or whatever it says),
> then change the news server back to your news server. This time click
> don't care.
> When you check for news, it will come up saying that all your groups
> are empty (even though there are messages in them), click to get the
> last 100 articles ( I only bother with headers), go through the
> groups, delete the duplicates and your groups should be up to date
> with all previously downloaded messages still in place. Depending on
> the number of groups you sub to, I would've thought that should take
> less than 10 mins.
Thanks, I'll keep a note of that one for next time. . .
Regards
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