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[svn] * TODO,content.c,lock.c,server.c,server.h: Remove bug notice re:
need to do a Cont_write on Lock_closeDatabases in case of unwritten
content changes when releasing the lock. Update content to keep dirty
flag and avoid unnecessary writes, and lock to signal server to re-read
its group content info after the lock is released. Do NOT write content
info on Lock_close if dirty, as the placeholder article in unsubscribed
groups is currently done by adding it to the content when joining the
group and deliberately not saving it unless another content modification
takes place and thus causes the content to be saved.
| author | bears |
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| date | Sun, 25 Feb 2001 23:29:50 +0000 |
| 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.