Thunderbird/gmane?

[Jeff G.]

On 09/18/2011 06:50 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
> On 09/17/2011 10:35 AM, sktsee wrote:
>> On 09/17/2011 09:15 AM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>> I apologize for starting a new thread with the same name as my old one.
>>> When reading the reply from sktsee I clicked on the menu to check his
>>> recommendations, the message was marked as read and I no long had access
>>> to it. For convenience I have copied and pasted the original from the
>>> archives.
>>>
>>>
>>> On 09/16/2011 03:35 PM, Jim Byrnes wrote:
>>>
>>> Following some advice I received here I started to read the list on
>>> gmane. I like it and it is working well except I can't see any old
>>> messages. Once I read a message and close that account the next time I
>>> open gmane I don't see anything I have read previously.
>>>
>>> I have View-->Threads set to all.
>>>
>>> Settings--> Sync & Storage is as follows:
>>>
>>> Disk Space - No entries are checked
>>>
>>> Recover Disk Space - Don't delete any messages is checked
>>>
>>> Remove bodies from msg more than 30 days old is checked.
>>>
>>> I have a version of Seamonkey on this machine and it will let me see old
>>> messages. The settings seem to be the same.
>>>
>>> What other settings do I need to change in Thunderbird?
>>>
>>> Thanks, Jim
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Yeah, Thunderbird makes message display filtering harder than it
>>> should be.
>>>
>>> View -> Messages -> All
>>> View -> Threads -> All
>>> Quick Filter button "Show only unread messages" should be unchecked.
>>>
>>>
>>> --
>>> sktsee
>>>
>>> I don't see a menu item View -> Messages -> All
>>>
>>
>> Oh right, I forgot that it doesn't show up unless you add the "Mail
>> Views" object to the mail toolbar. Go View->Toolbars->Customize->drag
>> Mail View to mail toolbar. Set selector to all.
>
> OK, I have done this and it is set to all.
>
>>
>> You might also check the indivdual retention policy of the newsgroup.
>> Right click on the newsgroup -> Properties -> Retention Policy tab ->
>> make sure it uses "My account settings", or either that the individual
>> settings are sensible. While you have the Folder Properties window open
>> you could click on the Repair Folder button located on the General
>> Information tab and see if that helps.
>>
>
> I did both of these steps but still can't see messages that have been read.
>
> To summarize my settings:
>
> View-->Folders-->All
> View-->Sort by-->Order received
> View-->Messages-->All
> View-->Threads-->All
> View-->Headers-->Normal
> View-->Message Body-->Plain text
> Newsgroup-->Properties-->Retention Policy-->My Account Settings
> Account Settings-->Synchronization&storage-->Don't delete any messages
>
> What else could be effecting me viewing previously read messages?
>
> Regards, Jim
>
>
>
close Tbird and go to your profile folder.  sub-folder News holds 
several .msf files - delete them /and/ the file named panacea.dat in the 
next level up.  They will be recreated by Tbird.

Restart Tbird  - you may have lost some settings so reset them.