My user group list window claims that there are lots of unread articles in a group, but when I open the group, the number goes way down. How come?
Because the world isn’t perfect, that’s how come. That number MT-NewsWatcher shows you in your user group list is just an estimate based on imperfect information it gets from your news server. News servers are stupid, and seem to be constitutionally incapable of counting. This is especially common with poorly maintained servers, and it is especially noticeable right after you subscribe to a new group. Your server administrator can help minimize this problem. Ask him or her to check to make certain that the “low article numbers” in the “active file” are being updated properly. In MT-NewsWatcher 3.1, you can address this problem by checking the ‘Use accurate (but slow) article counts’ checkbox in the Options panel of the News servers dialog.
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