Microsoft KB Archive/217277

= OLEXP: Subscribing to Large Number of Newsgroups Hangs Outlook Express =

Article ID: 217277

Article Last Modified on 1/24/2007

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APPLIES TO


 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0
 * Microsoft Outlook Express 5.0

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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.



STATUS
Microsoft has confirmed that this is a problem in Microsoft Outlook Express 5.

Additional query words: freeze freezes hung lock locks up

Keywords: kbprb KB217277

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