History: Getting Headers

-=Getting Headers=-

There are several places in Newsman where you can access the header retrieval functions:

In the Navigator by right-clicking on a Workgroup or individual newsgroup
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In the Workgroups view from the toolbar for the selected Workgroup or individual newsgroup
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In the Workgroups view by right-clicking on a Workgroup or individual newsgroup
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In the Messages view from the toolbar
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-=Get Header Options Explained=-
You'll notice that on most of the menu options, there are three different menu options for getting headers:

*__Get Headers__ - Displays the "Get Headers Dialog" (described below).
*__Get New Headers__ - Gets new headers for the selected Workgroup or newsgroup.
*__Get New Headers For...__ - Allows you to get new headers for multiple Workgroups at once.


-=Get Headers Dialog=-
This dialog allows you to get headers in different ways.

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__New Headers__ - Headers posted since your last update.

__All Headers__ - All headers on the server. You will be prompted for how many days to keep.

__Last xxx headers__ - Retrieves the last number of headers you specify.

__Headers By Date__ - Retrieves all headers posted between two dates. Uses a very fast binary search algorithm to find the header closest to the specified dates.

__Range__ - Retrieves a range of headers for a particular newsgroup.

__Catchup__ - Does not retrieve any headers, but does set the pointer in Newsman to the most recently posted header. Useful when you want to catchup after being away for a long while.

Once you've done your initial header downloads, you'll most likely want to use the "Get New Headers" menu or toolbar option. This is a shortcut to the "Get New Headers" option on the above dialog.