From: ehm369@comcast.net   
      
   Ermalee wrote:   
   > gwtc wrote:   
   >   
   >> Ermalee wrote:   
   >>   
   >>> I subsscribe to a news group:  rec.travel.cruises   
   >>> Unread messages total 698 but I cannot get them to download so that I   
   >>> can read them.   
   >>> Total messages for this ng  is 169864.   
   >>> Does anyone know how I can read the posts on this news group?   
   >>   
   >>   
   >> close Netscape.  Then using your file manager, locate the newsgroup   
   >> section of your Netscape profile.  Locate the newsgroup you're having   
   >> problems with.  You will see two files.  One that say   
   >> rec.travel.cruises.dat and the other one rec.travel.cruises.msf.   
   >> Delete the msf file.  Now, restart Netscape.  Does this solve your   
   >> problem?   
   >   
   >   
   >   
   > I deleted the msf file several times, but it always comes back.  I still   
   > can't get the messages on rec.travel.cruises.  It now looks like 170389   
   > messages (total) and the same number unread.  Thanks.   
   >   
   > Ermalee   
      
   I tried one more time, this time unsubscribing to rec.travel.cruises,   
   then deleleting the msf file, then signed back on to netscape and   
   re-subscribed to the news group.  Thank you very much; it worked!!   
      
   Ermalee   
      
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