Help and Support
Q:How do I purge old groups and headers from my newsreader?
NewsRover:
Downloading all headers:
- Open Newsrover and with your Right Click button your mouse, click on the Newsdemon link on your left pane window
- A submenu will appear. With your Left Click button, click on the option “Get new headers for all subscribed newsgroups on server”.
- Wait for the system to update.
NewsLeecher:
Downloading all headers:
- Click the articles tab
- On the far left there should be a list of subscribed groups, if there is not click the blue double arrows to the far left of the screen at the top just up under the tabs
- The arrows initially face to the right with no groups displayed and they will change to face the left once clicked on and the groups become displayed
- Highlight the groups that you wish to purge and then right click
- Scroll down to where it says “Selected: Purge Group” and click it
- The dialog box will pop up and ask if you still want to continue…click yes
- If the group cannot be purged, chances are that the group is either active or has nothing stored in the cache to be purged
Xnews:
Downloading all headers:
- From the menu at the top, click “server” and select the correct server from the drop down menu.
- Select the desired group from the list of saved groups.”
- Double click the group to see a list of all the articles currently in that group
- From the menu at the top, click “group”, scroll down to “discard headers” and select “all” from the sub menu
Newsbin Pro:
Downloading all headers:
- Click the groups tab from the top of the screen.
- Select the group to be purged and right click
- Select “post storage” and when the sub menu pops out, click “delete stored posts”
- The dialog box will ask you for confirmation…click ok
Agent:
Downloading all headers:
- Select the group folder that you wish to delete from the left under the heading “all desks”.
- Right click the folder and scroll down to purge folder
- Click “purge folder” to empty the group