News server
 

At present I read some NGs but sometimes the downloading of a thread halts
for 30" (this is the timeout value I set in the options for NNTP server)
nevertheless soon I can download the thread. Now I think it can be a problem
of my news server so I'm asking if it is possible things go better by
changing news server. Is there some difference between binding to the news
server of my provider or another news server ?
il barbi

News server
 

You could increase the server timeout for the news server to reduce the
frequency of the warning. Try a minute or two. (Tools, Accounts, News,
Properties, Advanced). Each server has its own timeout value.

The timeout is how long OE will wait for a response from the server
before it considers that there is a problem.

That you get the warning often suggests that your ISPs news server is
too busy. Going to another news server won't necessarily be any better.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"il barbi" wrote in message
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At present I read some NGs but sometimes the downloading of a thread
halts for 30" (this is the timeout value I set in the options for NNTP
server) nevertheless soon I can download the thread. Now I think it
can be a problem of my news server so I'm asking if it is possible
things go better by changing news server. Is there some difference
between binding to the news server of my provider or another news
server ?
il barbi

News server
 

"il barbi" wrote in message
...
At present I read some NGs but sometimes the downloading of a thread halts
for 30" (this is the timeout value I set in the options for NNTP server)
nevertheless soon I can download the thread. Now I think it can be a
problem of my news server so I'm asking if it is possible things go better
by changing news server. Is there some difference between binding to the
news server of my provider or another news server ?
il barbi

News server
 

"Michael Santovec" ha scritto nel messaggio
...
You could increase the server timeout for the news server to reduce the
frequency of the warning. Try a minute or two. (Tools, Accounts, News,
Properties, Advanced). Each server has its own timeout value.

The timeout is how long OE will wait for a response from the server before
it considers that there is a problem.

That you get the warning often suggests that your ISPs news server is too
busy. Going to another news server won't necessarily be any better.

ok but I can't understand why, after going in timeout and receiving the
warning message, I choose not to wait anymore and immediately click on the
news and immediately I'm able to get it... On the basis of this behaviour
you understand that it is better to choose the minimum timeout value and
actually I did so by moving the timeout value from 1' to 30" (the minimum) -
moreover if it were possible I'd choose lesser values and I'm almost sure
that the behaviour would be the same. Maybe the server is configured in
order to immediately satisfy clients gone in timeout and so I could force
the server to satisfy ME before the others (I know this is not fair:-)
il barbi

News server
 

I don't know how the server is configured. Maybe it's losing track of
the open connections. When you get the error in OE, it opens a new
connection to the news server.

--

Mike - http://pages.prodigy.net/michael_santovec/techhelp.htm


"il barbi" wrote in message
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"Michael Santovec" ha scritto nel
messaggio ...
You could increase the server timeout for the news server to reduce
the frequency of the warning. Try a minute or two. (Tools, Accounts,
News, Properties, Advanced). Each server has its own timeout value.

The timeout is how long OE will wait for a response from the server
before it considers that there is a problem.

That you get the warning often suggests that your ISPs news server is
too busy. Going to another news server won't necessarily be any
better.

ok but I can't understand why, after going in timeout and receiving
the warning message, I choose not to wait anymore and immediately
click on the news and immediately I'm able to get it... On the basis
of this behaviour you understand that it is better to choose the
minimum timeout value and actually I did so by moving the timeout
value from 1' to 30" (the minimum) - moreover if it were possible I'd
choose lesser values and I'm almost sure that the behaviour would be
the same. Maybe the server is configured in order to immediately
satisfy clients gone in timeout and so I could force the server to
satisfy ME before the others (I know this is not fair:-)
il barbi

News server
 

"il barbi" wrote in message
...
At present I read some NGs but sometimes the downloading of a thread halts
for 30" (this is the timeout value I set in the options for NNTP server)
nevertheless soon I can download the thread. Now I think it can be a
problem of my news server so I'm asking if it is possible things go better
by changing news server. Is there some difference between binding to the
news server of my provider or another news server ?
il barbi