[JoeM]

When using Outlook Express with newsgroups(msnew.microsoft.com), OE has
trouble when I ask it to "catch up", not "keep up" like a stated in another
post, on any of the "microsoft.public"
newsgroups. When I tell it to catch up the memory somtimes peaks up to and
sometimes above 75,000k. The program sometimes takes about 2 minutes to
release before I can use it again. There are times where I can not release
the program, and I need to "End Task" the program. I am running Windows XP
Pro SP2 with all the latest updates. Any Help would be appreciated.

[PA Bear]

There is anecdotal evidence indicating that using "Group message by
conversation" slows the Catch Up process.

See if (1) cleaning up your newsgroups (deleting older headers /and/
messages: http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#cleannews) and then
compacting all folders (http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact)
improves Catch Up performance.

General OE Caveats:

- Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
folders created for this purpose.

- Empty Deleted Items folder daily.

- Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a manual
compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.

- Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
--
~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security

JoeM wrote:
> When using Outlook Express with newsgroups(msnew.microsoft.com), OE has
> trouble when I ask it to "catch up", not "keep up" like a stated in
> another
> post, on any of the "microsoft.public"
> newsgroups. When I tell it to catch up the memory somtimes peaks up to and
> sometimes above 75,000k. The program sometimes takes about 2 minutes to
> release before I can use it again. There are times where I can not release
> the program, and I need to "End Task" the program. I am running Windows XP
> Pro SP2 with all the latest updates. Any Help would be appreciated.

[JoeM]

Thankyou that helped.

"PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
news:OVbHiaXXFHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
> There is anecdotal evidence indicating that using "Group message by
> conversation" slows the Catch Up process.
>
> See if (1) cleaning up your newsgroups (deleting older headers /and/
> messages: http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#cleannews) and then
> compacting all folders
> (http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact) improves Catch Up
> performance.
>
> General OE Caveats:
>
> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
> folders created for this purpose.
>
> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>
> - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
> manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
> http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.
>
> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
> --
> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
>
> JoeM wrote:
>> When using Outlook Express with newsgroups(msnew.microsoft.com), OE has
>> trouble when I ask it to "catch up", not "keep up" like a stated in
>> another
>> post, on any of the "microsoft.public"
>> newsgroups. When I tell it to catch up the memory somtimes peaks up to
>> and
>> sometimes above 75,000k. The program sometimes takes about 2 minutes to
>> release before I can use it again. There are times where I can not
>> release
>> the program, and I need to "End Task" the program. I am running Windows
>> XP
>> Pro SP2 with all the latest updates. Any Help would be appreciated.
>

[PA Bear]

YW, Joe, and thanks for posting back.

JoeM wrote:
> Thankyou that helped.
>
> "PA Bear" <PABearMVP@gmail.com> wrote in message
> news:OVbHiaXXFHA.1796@TK2MSFTNGP15.phx.gbl...
>> There is anecdotal evidence indicating that using "Group message by
>> conversation" slows the Catch Up process.
>>
>> See if (1) cleaning up your newsgroups (deleting older headers /and/
>> messages: http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#cleannews) and then
>> compacting all folders
>> (http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm#compact) improves Catch Up
>> performance.
>>
>> General OE Caveats:
>>
>> - Don't use Inbox or Sent Items to archive messages. Move them to local
>> folders created for this purpose.
>>
>> - Empty Deleted Items folder daily.
>>
>> - Disable Background Compacting [N/A in SP2] and frequently perform a
>> manual compact of all OE folders while "working offline". More at
>> http://www.insideoe.com/files/maintain.htm.
>>
>> - Your anti-virus application's email scanning feature can also cause
>> corruption. Disable it. It provides no additional protection.
>> --
>> ~Robear Dyer (PA Bear)
>> MS MVP-Windows (IE/OE) & Security
>>
>> JoeM wrote:
>>> When using Outlook Express with newsgroups(msnew.microsoft.com), OE has
>>> trouble when I ask it to "catch up", not "keep up" like a stated in
>>> another
>>> post, on any of the "microsoft.public"
>>> newsgroups. When I tell it to catch up the memory somtimes peaks up to
>>> and
>>> sometimes above 75,000k. The program sometimes takes about 2 minutes to
>>> release before I can use it again. There are times where I can not
>>> release
>>> the program, and I need to "End Task" the program. I am running Windows
>>> XP
>>> Pro SP2 with all the latest updates. Any Help would be appreciated.