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From: Rob <no...@nowhere.noway.con>
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Subject: Re: 'Windows Live Mail' for USEnet use?
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2012 12:52:23 +0100
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On 29/05/2011 14:28, no.top.p...@gmail.com wrote:
> I was forced to buy a Win7 PC because my wireless modem doesn't run
> under *nix.  So I thought I'd look at the 'Windows Live Mail' for USEnet use.
>
> What a load of crap, compared to Forte-agent that W3.1 had 15 years ago.
>
> I've got the Win7 thing running while I'm typing this on a proper system.
>
> Q1. how do I delete a message after I've read it?
>
> Q2. can I delete a whole thread?
>
> Q3. can the 'number of new headers to d/l' be changed from the
>   default of 300?
>
> Q4. can I 'mark' headers, while off-line, to fetch the corresponding
>   bodies, for several groups, when I go on-line?
>
> ==TIA.
>

Don't use it for usenet, it cannot be configured properly (eg
won't quote properly, for a start.)
There are plenty of decent news readers around - I'm using one
(see header.)
HTH
-- 
Rob