ml>> the only thing i can think of is to see what those
 ml>> pointers are set to and reset them... i don't have
 ml>> a tool handy that can tell you this info but i do
 ml>> run into it when i mix reading JAM message areas
 ml>> in RA and FD's FM and TimED...

 DE> Easier said than done. I tried manually resetting the marks by
 DE> unsubscribing from the area, then resubscribing to it and when
 DE> asked if I wanted to use my last read pointers, I said NO, and
 DE> said download the most recent 100 messages. Got 0 on my next
 DE> download.

in that case, i'd back it up even further and tell it to give me the last
200 and keep moving it back until you do get something...

what message base type is this again? JAM or HMB...

 DE> I'm getting stumped.

it may be something in OLMS 2000... maybe something like a signed counter
reaching its high point and rolling back negative... do you renumber your
messages during your message base maint? what tool(s) (/all/ of them) do
you use on your message bases?

i'll see about whipping up a quickie tool that will tell you what those
pointers are set to... shouldn't be too hard... just need to find the
time...

)\/(ark