Clearing messages not downloaded in news group

I subscribe to a news group (alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art) and recently I get that 139 messages
are not downloaded. I can clear that number with the "catch up" option in properties, but it keeps
coming back.

What steps should I take to completely clear this number.
I have already tired:

Download the next 1000 headers.
reset (to get all the messages again.)
synchronize all messages
unsubscribe and presubscribed

I have not tried:
Removing the news group account (a private account for my ISP).
Then resetting the account back up and resubscribing.

Thanks for any thoughts or fixes.

It could just be a bug with the server, but.....

Uncheck Get XXX headers at a time. Then Tools | Options | Maintenance |
Clean Up Now. Select the newsgroup at the top and then Reset. When the
messages are downloaded, follow up with a Compact.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Richard in AZ" wrote in message
...
I subscribe to a news group (alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art) and recently I
get that 139 messages are not downloaded. I can clear that number with
the "catch up" option in properties, but it keeps coming back.

What steps should I take to completely clear this number.
I have already tired:

Download the next 1000 headers.
reset (to get all the messages again.)
synchronize all messages
unsubscribe and presubscribed

I have not tried:
Removing the news group account (a private account for my ISP).
Then resetting the account back up and resubscribing.

Thanks for any thoughts or fixes.

Thanks Bruce. The unchecking the get XXX headers at a time seem to do it.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
It could just be a bug with the server, but.....

Uncheck Get XXX headers at a time. Then Tools | Options | Maintenance | Clean Up Now. Select the
newsgroup at the top and then Reset. When the messages are downloaded, follow up with a Compact.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Richard in AZ" wrote in message ...
I subscribe to a news group (alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art) and recently I get that 139 messages
are not downloaded. I can clear that number with the "catch up" option in properties, but it
keeps coming back.

What steps should I take to completely clear this number.
I have already tired:

Download the next 1000 headers.
reset (to get all the messages again.)
synchronize all messages
unsubscribe and presubscribed

I have not tried:
Removing the news group account (a private account for my ISP).
Then resetting the account back up and resubscribing.

Thanks for any thoughts or fixes.

You're welcome.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Richard in AZ" wrote in message
...
Thanks Bruce. The unchecking the get XXX headers at a time seem to do it.

"Bruce Hagen" wrote in message
...
It could just be a bug with the server, but.....

Uncheck Get XXX headers at a time. Then Tools | Options | Maintenance |
Clean Up Now. Select the newsgroup at the top and then Reset. When the
messages are downloaded, follow up with a Compact.
--
Bruce Hagen
MS-MVP Outlook Express
~IB-CA~

"Richard in AZ" wrote in message
...
I subscribe to a news group (alt.binaries.pictures.fine-art) and recently
I get that 139 messages are not downloaded. I can clear that number
with the "catch up" option in properties, but it keeps coming back.

What steps should I take to completely clear this number.
I have already tired:

Download the next 1000 headers.
reset (to get all the messages again.)
synchronize all messages
unsubscribe and presubscribed

I have not tried:
Removing the news group account (a private account for my ISP).
Then resetting the account back up and resubscribing.

Thanks for any thoughts or fixes.