I don't know what is going on with ASAR (the owner of Hogwasher) but for some reason they do not (most of the time) respond to questions/ problems. I thought I would ask the list here and see if I can get an idea as to my questions. Hogwasher 4.3 Mac OS x 10.4.9 G5 3 GIG 1. I have group on usenet that I have a subscription for. The group is being updated at least every other day (sometimes daily). I cannot get any new postings from this group. The ISP DOES carry it (EASYNEWS) . The only way I can get new postings is to reset the subscription *BUT* then I get *ALL the posting from the last say 3 months. I just want what is being posted from the last time I connected. I do this rather well with other groups just this one group. Any ideas? 2. I have Hogwasher in my dock. There is a number(in red on the ICON) which changes rather infrequently. Someone suggested it is the number of unread articles. I do not buy this as the number is quite low (usually around 23) and I typically d/l several hundred articles a day. Any other ideas as to what the number might be? I am most concerned about #1 and getting that newsgroup to work like all the others. Ed