Long waiting time

I have Win-98, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer.

I use a number of newsgroups.

When changing from one newsgroup to another I have a VERY long wait
before the list of messages is displayed. As the months go by the
waiting time has gradually increased.

Is there a load of unwanted files clogging up the system? Where can I
go to delete them?
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Reg.

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
Reg Edwards <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> I have Win-98, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer.
>
> I use a number of newsgroups.
>
> When changing from one newsgroup to another I have a VERY long wait
> before the list of messages is displayed. As the months go by the
> waiting time has gradually increased.
>
> Is there a load of unwanted files clogging up the system? Where can I
> go to delete them?
> ----
> Reg.

Have a read of this . . .

http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/slownews.htm

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On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:01:02 +0100, in uk.telecom.broadband , "Roger
Mills" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>Reg Edwards <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> I have Win-98, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer.
>>
>> When changing from one newsgroup to another I have a VERY long wait
>> before the list of messages is displayed. As the months go by the
>> waiting time has gradually increased.

>
>http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/slownews.htm

Or better yet, use a sensible newsreader such as Agent or XNews. OE
isn't at all well designed for reading newsgroups.
Mark McIntyre
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Mark McIntyre wrote:
> On Sun, 16 Apr 2006 10:01:02 +0100, in uk.telecom.broadband , "Roger
> Mills" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>> Reg Edwards <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>>
>>> I have Win-98, Outlook Express and Internet Explorer.
>>>
>>> When changing from one newsgroup to another I have a VERY long wait
>>> before the list of messages is displayed. As the months go by the
>>> waiting time has gradually increased.
>
>> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/slownews.htm
>
> Or better yet, use a sensible newsreader such as Agent or XNews. OE
> isn't at all well designed for reading newsgroups.
> Mark McIntyre

true , or he could start to post in the proper forum for his problem
that he's got , not uk.telecom.broadband , where in the OP does it say
anything about about ADSL/Cable @ the title of the post is wrong IMHO ,
it made me think long waiting time for broadband activation not what the
OP is going on about

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I followed the instructions in
http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/slownews.htm
and the problem is now completely solved.

So there's no reason to go to the trouble of changing newsreaders and
teaching myself how to use one or the other. There never was.

When it comes to understanding how the Internet works I am a novice.
On the few occasions I have asked for advice I have found THIS
newsgroup to be the most helpful. I have difficulty in understanding
the advice issued by the experts on the other newsgroup. It's too
technical. They talk down to me. And I am not a member of their
club.

Thank you all very much for your interest.
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Reg.

Reg Edwards wrote:
> I followed the instructions in
> http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/slownews.htm
> and the problem is now completely solved.
>
> So there's no reason to go to the trouble of changing newsreaders and
> teaching myself how to use one or the other. There never was.
>
> When it comes to understanding how the Internet works I am a novice.
> On the few occasions I have asked for advice I have found THIS
> newsgroup to be the most helpful. I have difficulty in understanding
> the advice issued by the experts on the other newsgroup. It's too
> technical. They talk down to me. And I am not a member of their
> club.
>
> Thank you all very much for your interest.
> ----
> Reg.

Click, Tools, Options...,Maintenance, Clean Up Now..., Delete.
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Adrian

"Adrian" wrote
> Click, Tools, Options...,Maintenance, Clean Up Now..., Delete.

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I tried that a dozen times.
It didn't have the slightest effect on waiting time when changing from
one newsgroup to another.

It was http://insideoe.tomsterdam.com/tips/slownews.htm which worked
for me. I deleted all files in Folders.dbx.
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Reg.

Reg Edwards wrote:

> When it comes to understanding how the Internet works I am a novice.

http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...e+Search&meta=

Take your pick from a variety of results to read how Usenet works, the
'netiquette', charters and so on. Ignorance really is no excuse.

> On the few occasions I have asked for advice I have found THIS
> newsgroup to be the most helpful.

Which doesn't mean it's an open 'licence' to post completely off-topic
in a newsgroup.

tx2 wrote:
> Reg Edwards wrote:
>
>> When it comes to understanding how the Internet works I am a novice.
>
> http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...e+Search&meta=
>
> Take your pick from a variety of results to read how Usenet works, the
> 'netiquette', charters and so on. Ignorance really is no excuse.

What on earth does the workings of Usenet have to do with a particular
client running slow?

>> On the few occasions I have asked for advice I have found THIS
>> newsgroup to be the most helpful.
>
> Which doesn't mean it's an open 'licence' to post completely off-topic
> in a newsgroup.

If you must insist on policing Usenet for off-topic articles, here's a
good place to start:

http://groups.google.co.uk/group/uk....0bcdab84?hl=en

Give the guy a break, blimey..

"tx2" <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote in message
news:(E-Mail Removed) ups.com...
>
> Reg Edwards wrote:
>
> > When it comes to understanding how the Internet works I am a
novice.
>
>
http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=en...e+Search&meta=
>
> Take your pick from a variety of results to read how Usenet works,
the
> 'netiquette', charters and so on. Ignorance really is no excuse.
>
> > On the few occasions I have asked for advice I have found THIS
> > newsgroup to be the most helpful.
>
> Which doesn't mean it's an open 'licence' to post completely
off-topic
> in a newsgroup.
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My question was not off topic - its all about computers isn't it?