"limey" > wrote in message
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>
> "Doug Kanter" >
>>
>> I assume that you are marking conversations you want to watch using the
>> menu choices Message, Watch Conversation. If not, do so.
>
> It's already set to Message, Watch Conversation.
>
> That will turn the
>> conversations red. From this point on, in this explanation, we'll use the
>> correct term: threads
>>
>> Now: At the top of the column, the "watched" column has a set of
>> eyeglasses in the heading. Click it. Hit the Home key, which will take
>> your cursor to the top of the subject list. You should see all your
>> watched (red) threads at the top, with the latest ones at the top, older
>> ones down lower. Below the watched threads, the UNwatched threads will be
>> black, also with the latest at the top.
>
> I'm already set up that way.
>>
>> I haven't done this in a while, so at this point, if they're not sorted
>> the way I described, click on the Sent heading. That will sort by
>> time/date, but may put the latest at the bottom of the list. Use your End
>> key to go all the way to the bottom to check this. If the latest ones are
>> at the bottom, click the Sent heading once more and you should be all
>> set. Don't ever mess with it again.
>
> My settings are OK.
>>
>> If you choose an UNwatched thread to watch, and click Message, Watch
>> Conversation, it will turn red, and jump into the group of other red
>> ones, based on when the first message in the thread was posted. Might be
>> at the top, or in the middle.
>>
>> Note that when you sort this way, it messes up one nice featu If you
>> sort only by Subject, and then highlight the first message in the list,
>> you can (usually) type the first letter of the subject of the message
>> you're looking for, and the cursor will jump to that place in the
>> alphabet. You might want to try this before sorting as I've mentioned
>> above, just to be aware of the potential.
>
> Frankly, Doug, I think Outlook Express hiccupped yet again. All my
> settings are essentially the way they have always been, yet these things
> happen periodically. Looks like I should indeed switch to Forte Agent
> (although I think it's tedious) or some other news reader.
>
> And no, I didn't killfile myself!
>
> Thank you, everyone. I'm going to check out other news readers.
>
> Dora
>

If your settings are as you say, it makes no logical sense for OE to somehow
miss a few posts. A good way to test again would be to post a series of
numbered test messages at regular intervals, say every 8 hours for a few
days, and keep track of the ones you see, or don't see. Include a unique
word in the subject line so it's easy to search for the messages. I suggest
"souvlaki". :-)

If you indeed can't see some of the messages in OE, search for them in
Google groups.