Microsoft KB Archive/182617

= OLEXP: Unsubscribed Newsgroups Appear in Local File Clean Up =

Article ID: 182617

Article Last Modified on 10/9/2003

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 4.01

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This article was previously published under Q182617



SYMPTOMS
When you unsubscribe from a newsgroup, the newsgroup may still appear in the "Local file(s) for" list in the Local File Clean Up dialog box.



CAUSE
This behavior can occur if the Sublist.dat file is not properly updated after you unsubscribe from a newsgroup.



RESOLUTION
To resolve this issue, rename the Sublist.dat file for the news server that you want to update. To do so, use the following steps:

NOTE: After you perform the following steps, all newsgroups for this server are removed, and you may need to resubscribe to them.


 * 1) Click Start, point to Find, and then click Files Or Folders.
 * 2) In the Named box, type "sublist.dat" (without quotation marks), and then click Find Now.
 * 3) Right-click the Sublist.dat file for the news server that you want to update, and then click Rename.
 * 4) Type "sublist.old" (without quotation marks), and then press ENTER.
 * 5) Quit the Find tool.



STATUS
Microsoft is researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.



MORE INFORMATION
The Sublist.dat file contains the list of subscribed news groups. When you unsubscribe from a newsgroup, the newsgroup is no longer listed in the folder list, however the newsgroup may appear in the Local file Clean Up list.

For additional information about Local File Clean Up, please see the following articles in the Microsoft Knowledge Base:

166514 How to Delete News Messages and Headers in Outlook Express

175134 How to Restore Newsgroup Messages After Local File Clean Up

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