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Re: [Pan-users] suggestions for large groups
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Frank Colson |
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Re: [Pan-users] suggestions for large groups |
Date: |
Mon, 5 Jan 2004 11:58:55 -0700 |
If pan were to implement the .NBZ file specification downloading 2Million
headers may no longer be necessary.
Check out the spec at www.newzbin.com
Frank
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Subject: [Pan-users] suggestions for large groups
> I was wondering if anyone could give some tips for using Pan with large
> binary groups. I have a gig of memory in my machine, and Pan's cache
> is set to a gig as well. However, loading a newsgroup with about 2 million
> headers ends up causing Pan to start thrashing swap space about 2/3
> of the way through loading the group, or downloading that many new
> headers. The machine slows down to a crawl and the rest of the (down)
> load takes excessively long.
>
> Do people have suggestions on anything else I could do to prevent
> the thrashing for a large group? Is there some setting I could tweak,
> or system parameter? Adding more physical memory isn't an option
> (I'm maxed out). What exactly does Pan's cache deal with? Is there a
> limit on number of headers that would help?
>
> TIA,
> Joe
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- Re: [Pan-users] suggestions for large groups, (continued)
RE: [Pan-users] suggestions for large groups, Erik, 2004/01/03
[Pan-users] RE: suggestions for large groups, Lenroc, 2004/01/04
Re: [Pan-users] suggestions for large groups,
Frank Colson <=