Re: [leafnode-list] Fetchnews: Falling back and regrouping.

[dalgoda@xxxxxxxxxxxxx (Mike Castle)]

In article <3CA468A5.BeroList-2.5.9@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>,
Matthias Andree  <leafnode-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>fetchnews 1.9.21.pre1 itself plays with maxage to prevent articles that
>have already expired from reappearing.

Would it be worth considering using a simple database (db, gdbm, etc) to
keep track of message-ids that have been downloaded and date they've been
seen?  Include the date so they can be expired after 2 years or so.

mrc

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