OLEXP: Unsubscribed Newsgroups Appear in Local File Clean Up
Article ID: 182617
Article Last Modified on 10/9/2003
APPLIES TO
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
- Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
This article was previously published under Q182617
SYMPTOMS
When you unsubscribe from a newsgroup, the newsgroup may still appear in
the "Local file(s) for" list in the Local File Clean Up dialog box.
CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Sublist.dat file is not properly updated
after you unsubscribe from a newsgroup.
RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, rename the Sublist.dat file for the news server
that you want to update. To do so, use the following steps:
NOTE: After you perform the following steps, all newsgroups for this
server are removed, and you may need to resubscribe to them.
- Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
- In the Named box, type "sublist.dat" (without quotation marks), and
then click Find Now.
- Right-click the Sublist.dat file for the news server that you want to
update, and then click Rename.
- Type "sublist.old" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
- Quit the Find tool.
STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here
in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.
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