Travis said: > ---- Original Message ---- > From: "Lenny Nero" > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, August 30, 2005 16:09 > Subject: [Pan-users] Re: Re: What is "Score" > >> Duncan said: >> >> > BNR3 is (they say) almost exactly the same, except the database is >> > different, more stable so it doesn't need deleted, but also somewhat >> > slower. What "slower" means in actual use, I really can't say, but >> > apparently, it's /enough/ slower, that on a 4 Mbps pipe, connecting >> > to 3 or more servers, some prefer BNR2 and just delete the database >> > file for it periodically (between half and three quarter gig, as I >> > said). >> >> What slower means is the sqLite db has not been fully optimised (room >> for great improvement) so opening a very big group can take some time >> (more so with -test1). There is no downloading speed difference I can >> max all of the pipes and lease lines I have access to without any >> problem, but I often find users who dont understand the settings can >> cause themselves problems by doing things that cause it to 'look' like >> the downloads are slow, but in effect every server is being >> checked/asked first before getting the part, or getting overview >> downloads with no dupe percentage, thus the server has to send one >> overview then look for the next free/wanted and then sending it this >> takes time and so 'looks' like slowdown, but is nothing to do with the >> program, just the setup. >> >> The same when asking for overviews from many servers at once, this is >> silly as the sqLite db is very course-grained, (see sqLite FAQ 7) so >> the db has to be locked while inputting data from one source so the >> others have to wait with 'db locked', if the page file is set to use >> lots of your available memory and for the speed of the servers this can >> be overcome very well, but I have found it best to get overs from no >> more than 2 servers at once, not a problem as I only have one overview >> server and 14 body servers. There is no reason to keep getting the same >> data from every server. >> >> I keep saying to ppl that I have my BNR3 running as fast as 2 ever did, >> and there can still be a lot more work done to speed up the db side :) >> I just feel no need as yet. >> >> L. > > I only connect to one news server and on that only one binary group > (DVD) and one text group (a test group) so what does all of this mean > for me? > > > -- Travis in Shoreline Washington
You will be missing out on the best part(IMO) of BNR2|3, the way it merges servers, but worth a try. If you try 2 the weak link is asking the db to do more than one thing at once, dont open more than one group at a time, dont open any groups while getting overviews... that sort of thing. I used to keep my BNR2 db going for months on end without problem by doing that, but I have not used 2 for over 12 months. there is also a new version out in the last day. I have not finished my que yet so have not tried it. BNR1 might work for you, ah, no yEnce support. L. -- Want to help to keep the best free usenet servers running ? http://www.readfreenews.com _______________________________________________ Pan-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.nongnu.org/mailman/listinfo/pan-users
