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   Doug G to Office   
   Re: update newsgroups in netscape online   
   15 Apr 05 16:32:27   
   
   From: doug4179@comcast.net   
      
   Office wrote:   
      
   > "Doug G"  wrote in message   
   > news:Y5idnezLQ_XdF8DfRVn-qw@comcast.com...   
   >> Office wrote:   
   >>> "Doug G"  wrote in message   
   >>> news:39idnYLPmLLX6MjfRVn-jw@comcast.com...   
   >>>> Office wrote:   
   >>>>> Does anybody know if there is a general "settings" folder for the   
   >>>>>  newsgroups?   
   >>>>>   
   >>>>   
   >>>> What version of Netscape?   
   >>>   
   >>> 7.1   
   >>   
   >> The "news.server.name.rc" file in your profile's \*.slt\News   
   >> folder can be reset by editing it in Notepad.  Close 7.1 before doing so.   
   >>   
   >> If the file's contents looks like this:   
   >>   
   >> alt.netscape: 1-54264,54266   
   >> alt.fan.mozilla: 1-18717   
   >> news.newusers.questions: 1-598641   
   >> comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage: 1-299992   
   >>   
   >> Change it to this:   
   >>   
   >> alt.netscape: 1-   
   >> alt.fan.mozilla: 1-   
   >> news.newusers.questions: 1-   
   >> comp.sys.ibm.pc.hardware.storage: 1-   
   >   
   > My folder news.netscape.ca is empty.   
   >   
   > I cannot locate a .rc file for this.   
   >   
      
   If you can't find the file named news.netscape.ca.rc, try a text search   
   of your hard drive for files containing the name of one of your   
   subscribed newsgroups.   
      
   --- SoupGate-Win32 v1.05   
    * Origin: you cannot sedate... all the things you hate (1:229/2)   

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