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From: timl@maxwell.Concordia.CA ( TIM LAPIN )
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: Slow Server Access
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Date: 3 Oct 89 17:15:50 GMT
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Hi all,

Well I have remote access to an Ultrix server and have a few questions:
Note:  I am using News v5.8a compiled under VAX C version 3.0 on
vms 5.1-1 with ultrix 3.1.


1)	Why does it take approx 3 to 5 minutes to get past the "Working on
group x" message?  Is this out of the ordinary?  Is there some way to speed
the process up?  I know that there was some discussion about increasingly
slow times due to an increase of articles.  This however, occurred with all
newsgroups created.

2)	Why do some served groups register as having 0 articles when they
do not, and then refuse to check the remote server?  I think this has
something to do with how Newsskim.com works, as the next day there are some
articles present.

Thanks in advance.
p.s.  Geoff, your license sheet will be mailed off as soon as possible.
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