Re: Unread messages count in Multizilla newsgroup

On Mon, 18 Jan 2010 01:36:05 -0300, Rubens wrote:
> MCBastos wrote, on 2010-01-17 23:08:
>> Interviewed by CNN on 17/1/2010 09:43, Rubens told the world:
>> 
>>> I did notice a misterious glitch using SeaMonkey to read this newsgroup:
>>>
>>> Upon open SeaMonkey´s newsreader, an "unread" messages count is
>>> displayed at the right of the newsgroup name in Seamonkey´s left pane,
>>> even if I have already read all the messages received up to that moment.
>> 
>> I have seen this behavior in another group. I think Seamonkey sometimes
>> gets confused about the count of unread messages.
>> 
>> Try right-clicking on the group and selecting "Mark Newsgroup Read." It
>> should reset the unread messages count to zero.
>> 
> 
> Yes, right clicking like that it is possible to reset the unread 
> messages count
> to zero, but the symptom returns next time Seamonkey is started.
> 
> What I think is more strange is that this happens only for this newsgroup,
> at least for me, and it resists up to unsubscribing and deleting the
> corresponding .msf file.

I would suggest instead that Rubens edit the appropriate news.rc file.
e.g. if the problematic newsgroup is mozilla.dev.apps.seamonkey, locate
a line in the file similar to:

mozilla.dev.apps.seamonkey: 1-7710,7712-8760,8762-8854

And then "close up the gaps" as follows:

mozilla.dev.apps.seamonkey: 1-8854

Phil

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