Accessing most recent newsgroup listing

[Eric Schwarz]

Hi - I'm a new user of newsgroups and I have a quick (and probably very dumb)
question.

I'm using WinVN as my newsreader and when I connect, it asks me if I'd like to
download the latest newsgroup list. When I click 'yes", the groups appear to
load very quickly, but when it gets to the 67750th group, the program hangs.
Every time. I've tried changing the configurations but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone else had this problem and, more to the point, does anyone know how
to solve it? I suspect, there's probably a simple solution but I can't seem
to figure it out.

Any help anyone can provide would be terrific.

Thanks!
ES

[Boomer]

Post by Eric Schwarz
Hi - I'm a new user of newsgroups and I have a quick (and
probably very dumb) question.
I'm using WinVN as my newsreader and when I connect, it asks me
if I'd like to download the latest newsgroup list. When I click
'yes", the groups appear to load very quickly, but when it gets
to the 67750th group, the program hangs. Every time. I've
tried changing the configurations but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone else had this problem and, more to the point, does
anyone know how
to solve it? I suspect, there's probably a simple solution but
I can't seem to figure it out.
Any help anyone can provide would be terrific.
Thanks!
ES

Hi

I don't use WinVN but you might want to ask over at this group:
news.software.readers

There are people there that should be able to help. And please put
[WinVN] in the subject line so the WinVN users can find you easily.
:)

HTH

[Alan Connor]

Post by Eric Schwarz
Hi - I'm a new user of newsgroups and I have a quick (and probably very dumb)
question.
I'm using WinVN as my newsreader and when I connect, it asks me if I'd like to
download the latest newsgroup list. When I click 'yes", the groups appear to
load very quickly, but when it gets to the 67750th group, the program hangs.
Every time. I've tried changing the configurations but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone else had this problem and, more to the point, does anyone know how
to solve it? I suspect, there's probably a simple solution but I can't seem
to figure it out.
Any help anyone can provide would be terrific.
Thanks!
ES

How do you know that 67750 isn't all the groups on the server?
Many large ones have less than that...

Go to the DOS prompt or Run command box and do:

telnet IP_of_Server 119

Then enter the following, waiting for the server to respond
after each:

user your_username

pass your_password

list

And save the output to a file.



AC

[Black Dragon]

Post by Alan Connor
How do you know that 67750 isn't all the groups on the server?
Many large ones have less than that...
telnet IP_of_Server 119
Then enter the following, waiting for the server to respond
user your_username
pass your_password
list
And save the output to a file.

Just curious, what does this reply have to do with the original
question?
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If you don't think that your posts are worth archiving, I don't
think they are worth reading.

AC

[Black Dragon]

Post by Alan Connor
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If you don't think that your posts are worth archiving, I don't
think they are worth reading.

Then why even bother replying if my posts aren't worth reading?
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[Michael Dahms]

Post by Black Dragon
Then why even bother replying if my posts aren't worth reading?

nnq is special.

Be aware that outside nnq some really competent netizen filter
'X-No-Archive: yes'-posters. Same to nick-name-posters.

Michael Dahms

[Black Dragon]

Post by Michael Dahms

Post by Black Dragon
Then why even bother replying if my posts aren't worth reading?

nnq is special.

So special that somebody suggests downloading a newsgroup list using
telnet to a person who has a problem with their news reader hanging,
in a newsgroup for new users?

Post by Michael Dahms
Be aware that outside nnq some really competent netizen filter
'X-No-Archive: yes'-posters. Same to nick-name-posters.

Competent Useneters don't post follow ups to articles they have
allegedly kill filed.
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[Demetrius Zeluff]

Post by Eric Schwarz
Hi - I'm a new user of newsgroups and I have a quick (and probably
very dumb) question.
I'm using WinVN as my newsreader and when I connect, it asks me if I'd
like to download the latest newsgroup list. When I click 'yes", the
groups appear to load very quickly, but when it gets to the 67750th
group, the program hangs. Every time. I've tried changing the
configurations but nothing seems to work.
Has anyone else had this problem and, more to the point, does anyone
know how to solve it? I suspect, there's probably a simple solution
but I can't seem to figure it out.

I had a similar problem with the 16 bit version of FreeAgent. It would
download 65,000 or so groups then crash.

It sounds line this is a memory management limitation, similar to the
filesize limit in older versions of notepad.

You could try either finding a server with fewer groups. Or trying other
software. Pan, 40tude Dialog, or xnews are all excellent choices.