In article <5.1.0.14.0.20010623084616.009f9270 at smtp.slt.lk>, "M.I.Deen" <deen at slt.lk> wrote; } I am trying to reinitizalize the active file by deleting unwanted } newsgroups. Do I need to make the history and the associated dbz files } again in such an instance. No, you need not. Those articles are treated just like rmgroup'ed. -- Katsuhiro Kondou