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In message <19970104.203003.33@anakrono.demon.co.uk> Tony Spence wrote:

> I have just upgraded to Acornet 0.19 having been a (relatively) happy user
> of the old 'acorn starter pak' software for a couple of years. To ensure
> that I didn't waste a lot of time and money downloading use group messages
> already read on the old software I copied the relevant directories from the
> 'old' NewsBase into the 'new' NewsBase and all appeared to be fine - first
> connection picked up the correct next messages from each group. Today I have
> noticed that althought I am able to delete messages from Newsgroups, I am
> unable to change the lock status of any message from within TTFN, however if
> I change the locked status from a filer window TTFN correctly shows the
> changed status. HELP! What have I done wrong? How can I fix it? I have tried
> various combinations of access rights on files and directories without
> solving the problem.
> 
> I am (and was) using TTFN v0.36, I am using Newsbase v0.57h (not sure what I
> *was* using but it was definitely an earlier version).
> 
> A further, related but less urgent question: is it possible to get Newsbase
> to 'Show Queues' in Acornet? I don't know if this is a problem with my
> instalation or just that Newsbase doesn't provide this facility when used
> with FreeNews and FreeSMTP.


Well, I don't have all the answers, but I can tell you a bit
about my experience to date because quite simply I could have
written those very words a week or so ago having found myself in

an identical position.

Locked status is a known problem much discussed in this group
recently. No solution as yet so far as I am aware. (Nick Grose
will perhaps explain in more detail as I think he was the first
to find it!)

Queuing... oh dear. Many sleepless evenings (sic). QEdit does not
work with Acornet because mail and news are held in separate
directories. I believe that it *is* possible to force it to check
the appropriate directories etc, but I was not able to do so and
enjoy Christmas at the same time. A new version of QEdit is a
possibility if we all ask the author nicely... :)

Hope this stops you losing too many hairs over this. Personally I
now find Acornet pretty good, though others who started using it
about the same time are less impressed. It may be a measure of
which facilities you require and use most.

Good luck!

Jim
-- 
J.Gilligan