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From: Steph Taylor
Date: Sun, 25 Feb 1996 00:00

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 In article <825260756_OASIS_@wozz.demon.co.uk>
  wozz@wozz.demon.co.uk (Warren Freeman) said:-

>Does anyone know how to 'empty' a newsgroup. Some of my newgroups have over 1600
>entries and my hard drive has run out of space. How can I do this without having
>to remove my newsgroup thus losing everything in it ? Thanking you in advance.
>My Time Limit is set to 7
>Warren  
> 
Wozz, set your time limit to less than seven days for any group where you
don't need to keep your news for a long time. Then go to the Daily Net menu,
choose 'expire news' & 'expire all'. Any news item over 7 days (or whatever
you set it at) will be zapped.
 
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  Steph Taylor             steph@wuss.demon.co.uk
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