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PCR

July 22nd 04, 04:20 AM

Clear DayOr just me?

--
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should things get worse after this,
PCR

glee

July 22nd 04, 04:44 AM

?? Wipe out? Not here.....
--
Glen Ventura, MS MVP W95/98 Systems
http://dts-l.org/goodpost.htm

"PCR" > wrote in message
...
> Clear DayOr just me?
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>
>
>

Bill in Co.

July 22nd 04, 05:01 AM

Just you!
But "you're welcome", anyways.

PCR wrote:
> Clear DayOr just me?
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>

PA Bear

July 22nd 04, 05:16 AM

PCR wrote:
> Clear DayOr just me?

Just you.
--
~PAÞ

mae

July 22nd 04, 05:55 AM

PCR

July 22nd 04, 06:13 PM

Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right above
this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were deleted. And
my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It was gone
from the left pane as well.

It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted that
nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"PCR" > wrote in message
...
| Clear DayOr just me?
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
|
|

PCR

July 22nd 04, 06:25 PM

Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx? Second
time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"PCR" > wrote in message
...
| Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right above
| this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were deleted.
And
| my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It was
gone
| from the left pane as well.
|
| It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted that
| nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
|
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "PCR" > wrote in message
| ...
| | Clear DayOr just me?
| |
| | --
| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| | should things get worse after this,
| | PCR
| |
| |
| |
|
|

ppoatt

July 22nd 04, 06:46 PM

And people are always trying to get me to use a newsreader.
I think I'll stick to the web method.
I can do enough damage to my system on my own. Don't need
any help.
>-----Original Message-----
>Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the
entire .dbx? Second
>time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
>
>
>--
>Thanks or Good Luck,
>There may be humor in this post, and,
>Naturally, you will not sue,
>should things get worse after this,
>PCR

>"PCR" > wrote in message
...
>| Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty
post right above
>| this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600
were deleted.
>And
>| my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE
store. It was
>gone
>| from the left pane as well.
>|
>| It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously,
I deleted that
>| nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
>|
>|
>| --
>| Thanks or Good Luck,
>| There may be humor in this post, and,
>| Naturally, you will not sue,
>| should things get worse after this,
>| PCR
>|
>| "PCR" > wrote in message
>| ...
>| | Clear DayOr just me?
>| |
>| | --
>| | Thanks or Good Luck,
>| | There may be humor in this post, and,
>| | Naturally, you will not sue,
>| | should things get worse after this,
>| | PCR
>| |
>| |
>| |
>|
>|
>
>
>.
>

Bill in Co.

July 22nd 04, 07:06 PM

Personally, I think it was all those updates you've been taking in. See?

PCR wrote:
> Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx? Second
> time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
>
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>
> "PCR" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right above
>> this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were deleted. And
>> my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It was gone
>> from the left pane as well.
>>
>> It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted that
>> nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
>>
>>
>> --
>> Thanks or Good Luck,
>> There may be humor in this post, and,
>> Naturally, you will not sue,
>> should things get worse after this,
>> PCR
>>
>> "PCR" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> Clear DayOr just me?
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks or Good Luck,
>>> There may be humor in this post, and,
>>> Naturally, you will not sue,
>>> should things get worse after this,
>>> PCR
>>>

PCR

July 22nd 04, 07:36 PM

Well, shortly I will go & delete the bottom post to see what happens.
First, I will copy out this .dbx, though!

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"ppoatt" > wrote in message
...
| And people are always trying to get me to use a newsreader.
| I think I'll stick to the web method.
| I can do enough damage to my system on my own. Don't need
| any help.
| >-----Original Message-----
| >Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the
| entire .dbx? Second
| >time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
| >
| >
| >--
| >Thanks or Good Luck,
| >There may be humor in this post, and,
| >Naturally, you will not sue,
| >should things get worse after this,
| >PCR
|
| >"PCR" > wrote in message
| ...
| >| Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty
| post right above
| >| this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600
| were deleted.
| >And
| >| my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE
| store. It was
| >gone
| >| from the left pane as well.
| >|
| >| It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously,
| I deleted that
| >| nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
| >|
| >|
| >| --
| >| Thanks or Good Luck,
| >| There may be humor in this post, and,
| >| Naturally, you will not sue,
| >| should things get worse after this,
| >| PCR
| >|
| >| "PCR" > wrote in message
| >| ...
| >| | Clear DayOr just me?
| >| |
| >| | --
| >| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| >| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| >| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| >| | should things get worse after this,
| >| | PCR
| >| |
| >| |
| >| |
| >|
| >|
| >
| >
| >.
| >

PCR

July 22nd 04, 07:37 PM

Bill in Co.

July 22nd 04, 07:39 PM

Emily? Then maybe it was poetic justice?

PCR wrote:
> You think it was Emily to blame, then?
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>
> "Bill in Co." > wrote in message
> ...
>> Personally, I think it was all those updates you've been taking in. See?
>>
>> PCR wrote:
>>> Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx? Second
>>> time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> Thanks or Good Luck,
>>> There may be humor in this post, and,
>>> Naturally, you will not sue,
>>> should things get worse after this,
>>> PCR
>>>
>>> "PCR" > wrote in message
>>> ...
>>>> Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right above
>>>> this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were deleted.
And
>>>> my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It was
gone
>>>> from the left pane as well.
>>>>
>>>> It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted that
>>>> nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> --
>>>> Thanks or Good Luck,
>>>> There may be humor in this post, and,
>>>> Naturally, you will not sue,
>>>> should things get worse after this,
>>>> PCR
>>>>
>>>> "PCR" > wrote in message
>>>> ...
>>>>> Clear DayOr just me?
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> Thanks or Good Luck,
>>>>> There may be humor in this post, and,
>>>>> Naturally, you will not sue,
>>>>> should things get worse after this,
>>>>> PCR
>>>>>

PCR

July 22nd 04, 07:52 PM

Nope, it wasn't that. Deleting the bottom guy did not wipe a thing but
him.

And I have to doubt very strongly I had every post highlighted when I
pressed DEL & they all went that first time.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"PCR" > wrote in message
...
| Well, shortly I will go & delete the bottom post to see what happens.
| First, I will copy out this .dbx, though!
|
| --
| Thanks or Good Luck,
| There may be humor in this post, and,
| Naturally, you will not sue,
| should things get worse after this,
| PCR
|
| "ppoatt" > wrote in message
| ...
| | And people are always trying to get me to use a newsreader.
| | I think I'll stick to the web method.
| | I can do enough damage to my system on my own. Don't need
| | any help.
| | >-----Original Message-----
| | >Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the
| | entire .dbx? Second
| | >time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
| | >
| | >
| | >--
| | >Thanks or Good Luck,
| | >There may be humor in this post, and,
| | >Naturally, you will not sue,
| | >should things get worse after this,
| | >PCR
| |
| | >"PCR" > wrote in message
| | ...
| | >| Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty
| | post right above
| | >| this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600
| | were deleted.
| | >And
| | >| my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE
| | store. It was
| | >gone
| | >| from the left pane as well.
| | >|
| | >| It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously,
| | I deleted that
| | >| nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
| | >|
| | >|
| | >| --
| | >| Thanks or Good Luck,
| | >| There may be humor in this post, and,
| | >| Naturally, you will not sue,
| | >| should things get worse after this,
| | >| PCR
| | >|
| | >| "PCR" > wrote in message
| | >| ...
| | >| | Clear DayOr just me?
| | >| |
| | >| | --
| | >| | Thanks or Good Luck,
| | >| | There may be humor in this post, and,
| | >| | Naturally, you will not sue,
| | >| | should things get worse after this,
| | >| | PCR
| | >| |
| | >| |
| | >| |
| | >|
| | >|
| | >
| | >
| | >.
| | >
|
|

PCR

July 22nd 04, 07:53 PM

Ah, ha, ha. Death stopped for me that time.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Bill in Co." > wrote in message
...
| Emily? Then maybe it was poetic justice?
|
| PCR wrote:
| > You think it was Emily to blame, then?
| >
| > --
| > Thanks or Good Luck,
| > There may be humor in this post, and,
| > Naturally, you will not sue,
| > should things get worse after this,
| > PCR
| >
| > "Bill in Co." > wrote in message
| > ...
| >> Personally, I think it was all those updates you've been taking in.
See?
| >>
| >> PCR wrote:
| >>> Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx?
Second
| >>> time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
| >>>
| >>>
| >>> --
| >>> Thanks or Good Luck,
| >>> There may be humor in this post, and,
| >>> Naturally, you will not sue,
| >>> should things get worse after this,
| >>> PCR
| >>>
| >>> "PCR" > wrote in message
| >>> ...
| >>>> Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right
above
| >>>> this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were
deleted.
| And
| >>>> my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It
was
| gone
| >>>> from the left pane as well.
| >>>>
| >>>> It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted
that
| >>>> nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
| >>>>
| >>>>
| >>>> --
| >>>> Thanks or Good Luck,
| >>>> There may be humor in this post, and,
| >>>> Naturally, you will not sue,
| >>>> should things get worse after this,
| >>>> PCR
| >>>>
| >>>> "PCR" > wrote in message
| >>>> ...
| >>>>> Clear DayOr just me?
| >>>>>
| >>>>> --
| >>>>> Thanks or Good Luck,
| >>>>> There may be humor in this post, and,
| >>>>> Naturally, you will not sue,
| >>>>> should things get worse after this,
| >>>>> PCR
| >>>>>
|
|

Ivan Bútora

July 23rd 04, 01:03 AM

There seem to be some strange things happening occasionally when one =
accesses this newsgroup via OE, such as, some messages from a =
conversation disappear (no rules are set up), but when one resets the =
whole thing and re-downloads headers, those messages come back (i.e. =
they are still on the server). Don't know if this behaviour can be =
attributed to the server or perhaps to the way OE interacts with the =
server?

"PCR" > wrote in message =
...
> Clear DayOr just me?
>=20
> --=20
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>
>=20
>

PCR

July 23rd 04, 02:40 AM

Strange, indeed, but not as horrific as the devastation I have twice
experienced. The first time it happened, it happened to everyone. This
time it was just me, which is WORSE.

For disappearances of occasional posts...

1. Perhaps one has struck the DEL key here/there.
2. Perhaps crossposting is involved.
3. Perhaps a message rule does it.
4. There has been speculation that some disappear of miswritten
censorship routines.
5. I've seen it said that more than one physical computer holds this NG,
& they are not always in synch. Furthermore, every "synchronize" may be
accessing a different one.
6. XP-dust can do it too.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"Ivan Bútora" > wrote in message
...
There seem to be some strange things happening occasionally when one
accesses this newsgroup via OE, such as, some messages from a
conversation disappear (no rules are set up), but when one resets the
whole thing and re-downloads headers, those messages come back (i.e.
they are still on the server). Don't know if this behaviour can be
attributed to the server or perhaps to the way OE interacts with the
server?

"PCR" > wrote in message
...
> Clear DayOr just me?
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>
>
>

PA Bear

July 23rd 04, 03:32 AM

Good one! Who knew you were literary, PCR?

PCR wrote:
> Ah, ha, ha. Death stopped for me that time.
>
>> Emily? Then maybe it was poetic justice?

PA Bear

July 23rd 04, 03:34 AM

Mebbe you're SHIFT key was sticking?

Mebbe you first did CTRL+A?

You need a manicure?
--
~PAÞ

PCR wrote:
> Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx? Second
> time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
>
>
>> Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right above
>> this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were deleted. And
>> my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It was gone
>> from the left pane as well.
>>
>> It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted that
>> nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!

PCR

July 23rd 04, 08:20 PM

I once told Colorado.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"PA Bear" > wrote in message
...
| Good one! Who knew you were literary, PCR?
|
| PCR wrote:
| > Ah, ha, ha. Death stopped for me that time.
| >
| >> Emily? Then maybe it was poetic justice?

PCR

July 23rd 04, 08:28 PM

SHIFT+DEL wipes out the entire .dbx-- GONE from the OE Store, GONE from
the left pane of OE-- only the server name remaining? LORD! (I suppose
there actually is a chance that I held SHIFT, as habitually I do, when
deleting files.)

I suppose CTRL+A will highlight every post. At this point, I fear doing
it. Certainly I did not do it back then.

Indeed I do need a manicure, & I'll do it as soon as I'm a bit less
itchy.

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"PA Bear" > wrote in message
...
| Mebbe you're SHIFT key was sticking?
|
| Mebbe you first did CTRL+A?
|
| You need a manicure?
| --
| ~PAÞ
|
| PCR wrote:
| > Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx? Second
| > time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
| >
| >
| >> Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right
above
| >> this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were
deleted. And
| >> my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It was
gone
| >> from the left pane as well.
| >>
| >> It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted
that
| >> nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
|

Bill in Co.

July 23rd 04, 11:44 PM

Is the bell tolling for thee or me??

PCR wrote:
> I once told Colorado.
>
> --
> Thanks or Good Luck,
> There may be humor in this post, and,
> Naturally, you will not sue,
> should things get worse after this,
> PCR
>
> "PA Bear" > wrote in message
> ...
>> Good one! Who knew you were literary, PCR?
>>
>> PCR wrote:
>>> Ah, ha, ha. Death stopped for me that time.
>>>
>>>> Emily? Then maybe it was poetic justice?

PCR

July 24th 04, 12:01 AM

PA Bear

July 24th 04, 01:03 AM

Watch it or I'll tinkle on you!

PCR wrote:
> You must be hearing the tracking device they've put round Bear's neck,
> to see where he wanders.
>
>> Is the bell tolling for thee or me??

PA Bear

July 24th 04, 01:16 AM

WTF? Was the focus on the NG (highlighted) in Folders pane when you
SHIFT+DEL'ed?

Keyboard Shortcuts (Win9x)
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126449

WinXP
http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301583

OE Shortcuts:

CTRL+SHIFT+A = Mark all messages as Read

ALT+F, ALT+W; ALT+F,F,F = Work Offline; Compact all folders

Did You Know?...

In WinXP-SP2, Background Compacting is *gone* (hoorah!) and, when manually
compacting, there are options to

- Delete read message bodies in newsgroups

- Delete news messages XX days after being downloaded

If you haven't compacted after closing OE 100 times, you're prompted to do
so.
--
~Robear

PCR wrote:
> SHIFT+DEL wipes out the entire .dbx-- GONE from the OE Store, GONE from
> the left pane of OE-- only the server name remaining? LORD! (I suppose
> there actually is a chance that I held SHIFT, as habitually I do, when
> deleting files.)
>
> I suppose CTRL+A will highlight every post. At this point, I fear doing
> it. Certainly I did not do it back then.
>
> Indeed I do need a manicure, & I'll do it as soon as I'm a bit less
> itchy.
>
>
>> Mebbe you're SHIFT key was sticking?
>>
>> Mebbe you first did CTRL+A?
>>
>> You need a manicure?
>> --
>> ~PAÞ
>>
>> PCR wrote:
>>> Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx? Second
>>> time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
>>>
>>>
>>>> Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right above
>>>> this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were deleted.
>>>> And my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store. It
>>>> was gone from the left pane as well.
>>>>
>>>> It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted that
>>>> nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!

PCR

July 24th 04, 05:54 PM

You're nowhere near here, if Colorado is hearing your bell!

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"PA Bear" > wrote in message
...
| Watch it or I'll tinkle on you!
|
| PCR wrote:
| > You must be hearing the tracking device they've put round Bear's
neck,
| > to see where he wanders.
| >
| >> Is the bell tolling for thee or me??

PCR

July 24th 04, 06:13 PM

I WASN'T IN Explorer (at "G:\Outlook Express Store") when it happened!
I was in OE. I highlighted the bottom post in the Message List pane, &
as normal it went into the Preview pane. It was nasty. So, I clicked
delete. Next thing I knew, every message in the Message List began to
delete. Moments later they were all GONE, & the NG itself disappeared
from OE's Folders Pane. I went to "G:\Outlook Express Store", &
everything was there, EXCEPT microsoft.public.win98.gen_discussion.dbx.

I'm sure it took over an hour to resubscribe & get it all back, 40 days
worth.

Would it happen like that, if really I had R-Clkd the NG in the Folders
Pane & selected "Unsubscribe"? (I guess there's one chance in 854 that
is what I actually did do.)

Please, don't sprinkle XP-dust on me!

--
Thanks or Good Luck,
There may be humor in this post, and,
Naturally, you will not sue,
should things get worse after this,
PCR

"PA Bear" > wrote in message
...
| WTF? Was the focus on the NG (highlighted) in Folders pane when you
| SHIFT+DEL'ed?
|
| Keyboard Shortcuts (Win9x)
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=126449
|
| WinXP
| http://support.microsoft.com/?kbid=301583
|
| OE Shortcuts:
|
| CTRL+SHIFT+A = Mark all messages as Read
|
| ALT+F, ALT+W; ALT+F,F,F = Work Offline; Compact all folders
|
| Did You Know?...
|
| In WinXP-SP2, Background Compacting is *gone* (hoorah!) and, when
manually
| compacting, there are options to
|
| - Delete read message bodies in newsgroups
|
| - Delete news messages XX days after being downloaded
|
| If you haven't compacted after closing OE 100 times, you're prompted
to do
| so.
| --
| ~Robear
|
| PCR wrote:
| > SHIFT+DEL wipes out the entire .dbx-- GONE from the OE Store, GONE
from
| > the left pane of OE-- only the server name remaining? LORD! (I
suppose
| > there actually is a chance that I held SHIFT, as habitually I do,
when
| > deleting files.)
| >
| > I suppose CTRL+A will highlight every post. At this point, I fear
doing
| > it. Certainly I did not do it back then.
| >
| > Indeed I do need a manicure, & I'll do it as soon as I'm a bit less
| > itchy.
| >
| >
| >> Mebbe you're SHIFT key was sticking?
| >>
| >> Mebbe you first did CTRL+A?
| >>
| >> You need a manicure?
| >> --
| >> ~PAÞ
| >>
| >> PCR wrote:
| >>> Can it be deleting the bottom post wipes out the entire .dbx?
Second
| >>> time, it no longer was at bottom (when it went well.).
| >>>
| >>>
| >>>> Wow, what was that about then? I highlighted a nasty post right
above
| >>>> this thread & pressed DEL. Next thing I knew over 7600 were
deleted.
| >>>> And my .dbx of this NG was no where to be found in the OE store.
It
| >>>> was gone from the left pane as well.
| >>>>
| >>>> It took a while to read them all back in. Courageously, I deleted
that
| >>>> nasty post once more, this time to no ill effect. Hmmph!
|

PCR

July 24th 04, 06:26 PM