OLEXP: Subscribing to Large Number of Newsgroups Hangs Outlook Express (217277)
The information in this article applies to:
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows NT 4.0
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 98
- Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0 for Windows 95
This article was previously published under Q217277 For information about the differences between Microsoft Outlook Express and Microsoft Outlook e-mail clients, click the following article number to view the article in the Microsoft Knowledge Base: 257824 OL2000: Differences Between Outlook and Outlook Express SYMPTOMS
When you attempt to subscribe to a large number of newsgroups, Outlook Express may stop responding (hang).
CAUSE
This problem can occur if you attempt to subscribe to 20,000 or more newsgroups at one time. When you do so, the message store sends a notificaion for each newsgroup to which you subscribe, which causes Outlook Express to hang.
RESOLUTION
To work around this problem, subscribe to fewer newsgroups at one time.
STATUSMicrosoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.
| Modification Type: | Major | Last Reviewed: | 6/30/2004 |
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| Keywords: | kbprb KB217277 |
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