Re: [leafnode-list] Skipped messages with multiple news feeds

[Grahame Cooper <Grahame@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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Matthias Andree wrote:
> Grahame Cooper <Grahame@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> writes:
>
>
>>I don't think there is anything leafnode can do about this. It is NTL's
>>problem to sort out because messages should appear on the server in the
>>correct order of serial number.
>
>
> You should be able to work around this problem by running "fetchnews -x
> 100" (add your usual options, too). Then leafnode will look at the last
> 100 article numbers it has recorded as "seen" again and download the
> missing articles. Of course, you can use other figures than 100, you'll
> need to adjust that to the traffic.
>
> Also note that the -x option is a global one, and leafnode doesn't help
> you in finding out the optimal value for this scenario, you'll have to
> figure.
>
> But as their problem will also hide these articles from regular
> newsreaders, NTL will have to fix it one way or the other.
>

Matthias,

Thanks for this. I did as you suggested, and it picked up all the
messages that it missed yesterday. Leafnode just gets better the more I
learn about it.

Cheers,

Grahame
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