"Robert Aldwinckle" <> wrote in message
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> "Erehwon" <> wrote in message
> news:...
>> I just started using WLM with XP SP3 after many years with OE. I can't
>> get
>> WLM to automatically show either new mail or newsgroup messages. Under
>> Tools>Options>General I have "Check for new messages every 15 minutes"
>> checked. Under the properties for all of my newsgroups I have checked
>> "When
>> synchronizing this newsgroup, download" and "New headers".
>
>> I also have "Include this account when checking for new messages" checked
>> for the
>> account. Yet, I can come back to the computer after 12 hours and no new
>> new messages are indicated in the inbox or newsgroups until I select
>> them.
>
>
> Nobody has yet proved that that option does anything useful,
> certainly not activate a timed Synchronize All command
> the way you are assuming. Think about it, the client would have to:
>
> For each news account which is marked for timed downloading
> 1. connect to the server
> 2. issue a LIST command (if that option was enabled) and update
> any associated display values.
> 3. For each newsgroup under the account's subscription list
> which is marked to be handled by a synchronization command
> 3.1.1 issue a GROUP command for the newsgroup (to check if there was
> anything to do)
> 3.1.2 Fortunately since we have decided that the synchronization
> command being simulated is Synchronize All we don't have
> to be concerned about Watched message priority but I think
> there might be another loop trying to find whether any headers
> had previously been marked for download (either explicitly or
> because a Watch flag was being used.) If so, ARTICLE commands
> would have to be executed for those.
> 3.1.3 issue an XOVER command as necessary (to get new headers)
> 3.1.4 depending on the synchronization criterion loop over all the
> new messages issuing ARTICLE commands for them.
>
>
> Turn on troubleshooting logging for News. Do you see anything
> remotely similar to all the above happening on a timed basis?
> I doubt it. If anything I suspect the most that this option would do
> is item 2, the LIST command (if requested) but troubleshooting logging
> never shows that anyway, so the only way you could check whether
> that is happening would be to run a more general trace, such as
> WireShark.
>
>
>> What am I missing. I'm not using a Windows Live ID to sign in and WLM
>> is
>> running 24 hr/day on a high speed connection.
>
> I think you're being wildly optimistic but I have given you some tests
> you could try to find out what your option really accomplishes. ; )
>
>
> Good luck
>
> Robert Aldwinckle
> ---
Thanks for the input but, unfortunately, I'm not at all familiar with the
commands you mentioned let alone the complexities of executing them. I was
simply making the "assumption" that the function of those options in WLM
would be similar to OE. Apparently, that assumption was in error.
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