following on from some experiments with using IE to browse the message board, this is controled by the URL you use on a thread.
eg, the URL for this thread currently ends:
msgboard.asp?id=61975#61990
61975 - this seems to be the tread number
#61990 - this "command" seems to be the last post i read, so jump to that one.
however, there are other commands you can pass
try:
msgboard.asp?id=61975&MaxReplies=100
leave the thread id alone, and this gets the last 100 posts. however, if the thread has less posts than you asked for, it doesnt seem to work so well
for those of you with fast connections, try:
msgboard.asp?id=61975&cmd=showall
this shows the entire thread
for the brave, try that on the marathon thread!