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Date:	Thu, 15 Jan 2004 08:47:24 PST8
From:	"Steven Levine" <steve53@earthlink.net >
Reply-To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
To:	scoug-help@scoug.com
Subject:	SCOUG-Help: Persistent News Messages

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In <4006BAEF.15DB@peterskye.com>, on 01/15/04
at 08:07 AM, Peter Skye said:

>When you click on a message to read it, *then* it is downloaded
>to your machine.

This is the default for Mozilla. However, most modern news readers have
the ability to keep local copies of message bodies. This is an option for
Mozilla and is intended to allow offline reading.

>of opening a message usually tags it as "read") the message will be
>tagged so you won't see it again.

This is optional behavior in Mozilla. You can hide the previously read
messages, but they do tend to show up in other display modes.

>Eventually the messages will drop completely off your ISPs news server.

This be a long time. Especially if you use a newserver like gmane. Their
retention rivals Google groups.

Regards,

Steven

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