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[svn] * src/group.h,src/group.c,src/noffle.c,src/server.c: Grp_setLastAccess is
only ever called with last param as time(NULL), so remove it and call
time() inside the implementation of Grp_setLastAccess.
* src/client.c,src/group.h,src/group.c,src/noffle.c,src/post.c: Groups are
automatically unsubscribed when the last access to the group is older
than a particular threshold. However, for very low traffic groups, the
last access may exceed the threshold simply because there has been no new
article posted. In this case, rather than unsubscribe, update the group
last access time. This means that groups are now only unsubscribed if
the last access exceeds the threshold AND articles have arrived in the
group since. Add Grp_setLastPostTime() to track the last time an article
arrived in the group.
| author | bears |
|---|---|
| date | Sat, 20 Oct 2001 14:23:46 +0100 |
| parents | 2467ff423c15 |
| children | 505a88ee6782 |
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------------------------------------------------------------------------------- NOFFLE FAQ ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: What is the difference between NOFFLE and leafnode? A: NOFFLE uses less resources (disk space and bandwidth). Downloading groups in overview mode is several times faster, because it uses the XOVER command instead of HEAD. In addition, there is the quasi-transparent mode, when online, which allows to browse through groups and cache everything without subscribing. NOFFLE is GPLed, leafnode isn't. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: I subscribe to groups, but get a "Retreiving failed" message for every requested article. A: Some news server do not allow retrieving articles by message-ID. You cannot use NOFFLE together with these servers presently. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: I changed the server in the config files, but the new groups do not appear. A: You should run 'noffle --query groups' again. If you want all old group information deleted, you should remove the file data/groupinfo.gdbm in the spool directory before. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Q: The Emacs news reader GNUS hangs while getting active list from server. A: This is a known phenomena and I believe that it is a bug with GNUS, because the log files show correct handling of client commands by noffle.