Path: utzoo!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!clyde.concordia.ca!uunet!mdcbbs!spain From: spain@mdcbbs.com Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news Subject: Re: RE: A New Topic -- Tuning News Message-ID: <699.25d57b5b@mdcbbs.com> Date: 11 Feb 90 14:48:59 GMT References: <903.25cdb672@simpact.com> <1965@putz.uucp> Organization: McDonnell Douglas M&E, Cypress CA Lines: 17 > In article <903.25cdb672@simpact.com>, jeh@simpact.com writes: > The thing I'm most unhappy about wrt NEWS performance is the startup time, > ie the time from when I type NEWS at the DCL prompt until I see my first > unread item or newsgroup directory or whatever. Once it's started I think > the performance is acceptable, except for.... At least we don't have to wait for the UPDATE (like VaxNotes). Perhaps NEWS is spending time checking out the unseen newsitems... -- ============================================================= | Harrison M. Spain III | Voice: (714) 952-6114 | | Sr. Section Manager | Fax: (714) 952-5371 | | McDonnell Douglas M&E | Internet: spain@mdcbbs.com | | 5701 Katella Ave. | UUCP: uunet!mdcbbs.com!spain | | Cypress, CA 90630 | PSI: PSI%31060099980019::SPAIN | =============================================================