OT: Problem with Google Groups?

Hey, I'm having some frustration with groups, and I wonder if
any of you have some input.

Default User...

That's because you're talking about groups, which is the one of
the worst newsreading systems around.

If you have access to a news feed, then it makes little sense to use
it. If you don't, then a low-cost alternative is news.individual.net.
You can use any newsreader with that.

David Levy...

I second the news.individual.net recommendation. It's an excellent
service, and it costs only €10
(~US$12.55/CA$14.30/Ł6.70/AU$16.65/NZ$18.95) per year.

After I read a thread, it still says, "31 new of 31 messages," even
when I've refreshed the page, or waited a few minutes, or even if I
click through the thread again. It eventually (maybe sporadically)
updates, so I don't think the problem is my browser settings. Does
this happen to anyone else? Is there anything I can do to fix it? I
checked web-search's help, but I didn't see anything. This is annoying
enough that I'm going to switch news readers if I can't fix it.

Thanks for any advice!

record hunter...

You're such a help.

record hunter...

You need to subscribe to each group in order to see any change. It
doesn't work as well as a newsreader, but it doesn't work at all unless
you subscribe to the group.

muzicmakr...

Argh, I was hoping that was it, but I'm already subscribed to
rec.arts.tv. I'll subscribe to the others I visit, but I don't think
that fixes it. Thanks for the suggestion though!