On 08/07/01 11:59 PM, Christian Ordig sat at the `puter and typed:
> On Sun, Aug 05, 2001 at 10:54:25PM -0400, Louis LeBlanc wrote:
> > When I connect to an nntp server, Mutt checks for new messages and new
> > newsgroups. Due to the nature of nntp, coupled with M1s 'who the hell
> > uses usenet anyway' attitude (LOW priority), this can be a little
> > slow.
> .
> .
> .
> > Does anyone else using the NNTP patch notice this?
> ok ... might be quite slow, I never relly realized this because I have a
> quite fast connection ... so I am really happy with this. But I can
> believe having a modem and no local NNTPd might be a pain. I used leafnode
> the days I still had a modem ... maybe this helps ;-))
>
No, I don't think it's the connection speed. I am on a cable modem.
The problem is that my isp doesn't really give a rats nose wether the
nntp service is fast. The server is notorious for having a short
expiration of postings, and an occasional drop - though the drops may
not be so frequent as to be outrageous. Anyway, it doesn't really
matter what news client I use, nntp will be slow. I just thought the
nntp functionality in mutt should avoid making it longer by limiting
certain calls, like checking for new newsgroups, to once per session.
I REALLY don't care to start running my own nntp service, especially
I'm the only one on my machine that would be using it. Sure, I could
extend the expiration if I wanted, but . . .
Thanks
Lou
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