Erik,

OE5 has a View option to now show only the threads you've posted replies in, that make it much easier to use in the followup context.

>I surf occasionally on various newsgroups and on FoxForum, and often see someone post a question that I could answer if I had one more vital piece of information. Here, I post a question requesting the missing details. There, I skip over the question entirely, because I know that the next time I check in I will have to search for responses to me before following up, and this is not a good way to spend time. Message boxes allow you to follow only threads thatyou are involved with, and not wade through the rest.