From: doug4179@comcast.net   
      
   Office wrote:   
   > "Doug G"  wrote in message   
   > news:M62dnd1LeNd0r_3fRVn-3Q@comcast.com...   
   >> 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.   
   >   
   > Done. Then what? There is no .rc file around that.   
   >   
      
   Go to 7.1's Edit -> Mail & Newsgroups Account Settings ->   
    -> Server Settings.  The "newsrc file" box should   
   tell you where the "*.rc" file is located.   
      
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