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Subject: Re: leafnode: running texpire weekly instead of daily?
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"John F. Morse" <j...@example.invalid> wrote:

> Or Leafnode leaves a lot to be desired (I've never used Leafnode so I'll 
> not judge it).

I have used it for years with very few problems. I have had to rebuild the
overview and groupinfo a few times but never lost any articles. Lately I've
been having problems with getting a message about new newsgroups that
doesn't go away and I can no longer read several local newsgroups unless I
do texpire. As soon as fetchnews runs something gets corrupted and the local
groups are most unreadable again. Leafnode seems fine for small to midsize
personal server but I don't trust it anymore so I am going to INN.

> I should also point out that I use CNFS for the spool, which is a set 
> size of spool buffers. Old articles are overwritten, saving deletion 
> (removal) time.
> 
> With CNFS, retention can vary by incoming load, and by server 
> configuration. Junk groups come and go within days or maybe hours, while 
> groups that contain useful information can remain for many months and 
> even years. You get to choose which groups are assigned to which class, 
> how many cycbuffs serve each class, and their sizes.

I read about that and it looks very attractive from a speed standpoint. I am
thinking I would like more control over retaining certain groups though.

> Reader servers should keep articles for a minimum of 16 days, which 
> would allow someone on a two-week vacation to read, or at least download 
> the news (this includes both weekends).

I use my news server as an archive as well. I will have to figure out how to
set up INN for this. My retention needs vary widely by group.