On Tue, Aug 29, 2000, at 03:16 PM, you wrote:
>
> >
> > On *28 Aug 2000 16:01:18 +0900*
> > In message *[md-2] Need Feedback: ISP-Usenet-Newsreader Problem*
> > *Patrick Bartek* wrote:
> >
> > >
> > > This dilemma should challenge the little grey cells of all you system
> > > administrators out there: I get inconsistent, truncated message feeds
> > > from the Usenet through my ISP. They don't know why. They are
> > > getting all messages, but I'm not.
> > >
> >
> > How often do collect news? Are we talking binaries or text groups?
>
> Daily. I frequent only text groups -- about 40 of them.
>
>
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> > > After a few weeks, the news server crashed badly while downloading.
> > > Since then things have declined steadily.
> >
> > Well at 150GB a day, it can take a few days to catch up again.
>
> I allowed for this.
>
> >
> > > The screwy thing is: some news groups work fine; others I get
> > > truncated downloads;
> >
>
---- snip ----
> High traffic groups will retain the messages for a shorter period of
> > time, depending on how the ISP has set the system up, let's for
> > [snip]
>
> I don't think this is the root of the problem.
>
>
> >
> > > some I don't get anything at all for days or
> > > weeks, even though on the ISP's end, all subscribed to groups are
> > > getting full news feeds. Also, at random, I'm unsubscribed to some of
> > > the groups I frequent; and have to resubscribe. The SA doesn't know
> > > why this is happening either.
> >
> > Sounds like your ISP again.
>
> Everything seems to point to the ISP as the problem. But what?
>
>
> > >
> > > Also, as an addendum the above problem: my posts never make it out
> > > there to Usenetland. My ISP's news server gets it, mirrors it back
>
--- snip ---
> I was hoping to avoid changing ISPs so soon, but most likely will have
> to; however subscribing to a news service is possible. Have a good
> recommendation from a friend of mine -- Supernews. We'll see.
>
> --
> Patrick Bartek
> NoLife Polymath Group
> [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> __________________________________________________________________
After reading your dilemma, I have another of my "famous" questions,
"How can you word such questions, to an ISP, when with whomever you might
speak, you will be asked, only, 'What version of Windows are you usings?
What version of Mac OS are you using?' without offending the person so
you CAN get some workable answer?"
This question occurred to me when you stated that the ISP used NT's.
To me, it said that the only type of system any of the staff knew, at
all, was and is MS Windows, and, not even unary (UNIX, Lynux) languages
of which the Internet is formed. Anyway, anyone have an idea.
Julian.
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Julian Aronowitz. Tel.: (718) 654-1681; E-Mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
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