Where did everyone go?

[Jimi]

I haven't seen a new posting since Wednesday night...

This happens occasionally with this group - I get nothing for days at
a time.

I access via Internet Explorer and I've cleared cookies and temp files
- still nothing (except a posting I've made Thursday).

Any ideas? (of course, I probably won't get your answer until I can
see postings again...)

[Michael Culley]

"Jimi" <ji************@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message news:40********@Usenet.com...

I haven't seen a new posting since Wednesday night...

This happens occasionally with this group - I get nothing for days at
a time.

I access via Internet Explorer and I've cleared cookies and temp files
- still nothing (except a posting I've made Thursday).

Any ideas? (of course, I probably won't get your answer until I can
see postings again...)

Use a newsreader !!!!! :-)

--
Michael Culley

[Chua Wen Ching]

Probably it is a weekend, family day... someone birthday... :p
--
Regards,
Chua Wen Ching :)
"Michael Culley" wrote:

"Jimi" <ji************@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid> wrote in message news:40********@Usenet.com...

I haven't seen a new posting since Wednesday night...

This happens occasionally with this group - I get nothing for days at
a time.

I access via Internet Explorer and I've cleared cookies and temp files
- still nothing (except a posting I've made Thursday).

Any ideas? (of course, I probably won't get your answer until I can
see postings again...)

Use a newsreader !!!!! :-)

--
Michael Culley

[Jimi]

> Michael Culleywrote:
"Jimi" <ji************@yahoo-dot-ca.no-spam.invalid> wrote in
message news:40********@Usenet.com...

I haven't seen a new posting since Wednesday night...

This happens occasionally with this group - I get nothing for days at a time.

I access via Internet Explorer and I've cleared cookies and temp files - still nothing (except a posting I've made Thursday).

Any ideas? (of course, I probably won't get your answer until I can see postings again...)

Use a newsreader !!!!! :-)

--
Michael Culley[/quote:08cbbe3962]

I don't see a big advantage to that (except to get around this crazy
quirk of this particular set of newsgroups...)

Anyway, why does this happen?

[I Drink The Blood of Angelo Di Scalza !!!]

Jimi wrote:

I don't see a big advantage to that (except to get around this crazy
quirk of this particular set of newsgroups...)

Anyway, why does this happen?

It has to do with the frequency with which your ISP cares to refresh the
copy of articles on their news server.

For example, earthlink, seems to update almost instantly.

Other ISPs may not think the group that important, and so do a weekly or
bi-weekly refresh to their newserver.

The best thing for you to do is to tell your ISP ( or news server host )
that you really, really need this newsgroup refreshed more often and maybe
they'll do it for you ....

[Floyd Burger]

....or just connect directly to news.microsoft.com

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Floyd Burger

"I Drink The Blood of Angelo Di Scalza !!!" <ab*@classic.rides> wrote in
message news:Ow****************@newsread3.news.atl.earthli nk.net...

Jimi wrote:

I don't see a big advantage to that (except to get around this crazy
quirk of this particular set of newsgroups...)

Anyway, why does this happen?

It has to do with the frequency with which your ISP cares to refresh the
copy of articles on their news server.

For example, earthlink, seems to update almost instantly.

Other ISPs may not think the group that important, and so do a weekly or
bi-weekly refresh to their newserver.

The best thing for you to do is to tell your ISP ( or news server host )
that you really, really need this newsgroup refreshed more often and maybe
they'll do it for you ....