c++ - News ARTICLE counter gone wild
- Gisle Vanem (17/17) Nov 17 2003 Here's recent trace for OE to news.digitalmars.com:
- Jan Knepper (9/27) Nov 17 2003 Are you NNTP expert?
- Gisle Vanem (13/18) Nov 17 2003 The article count should be per group. See RFC 977:
- Jan Knepper (10/34) Nov 17 2003 Why?
- Walter (9/9) Nov 17 2003 I'm having weird problems in the last 3 days with the article counter to...
- Charles Sanders (8/17) Nov 17 2003 Just FYI I noticed that also, although I thought it was a problem with m...
- Jan Knepper (9/22) Nov 17 2003 Oh, OK...
- KarL (4/9) Nov 17 2003 Tried that. Didn't work
- gf (7/17) Nov 17 2003 I'm using Xnews a 06.08.25 and I'm experiencing the same problem (relate...
- Jan Knepper (12/43) Nov 17 2003 OK, I rebuild the history and the overview database.
Here's recent trace for OE to news.digitalmars.com: Microsoft Internet Messaging API 6.00.2800.1165 NNTP Log started at 11/17/2003 14:41:01 NNTP: 14:41:01 [db] Connecting to 'news.digitalmars.com' on port 119. NNTP: 14:41:02 [rx] 200 digitalmars.com InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.3.2 ready (posting ok). NNTP: 14:41:02 [tx] MODE READER NNTP: 14:41:02 [rx] 200 digitalmars.com InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.3.2 ready (posting ok). NNTP: 14:41:02 [tx] GROUP c++ NNTP: 14:41:02 [rx] 211 6411 1 3233 c++ The NNTP server claims to have 6411 articles with numbers 1 to 3233 !? What's going on here? Looks like the ARTICLE counter is for the whole server, not per group or something. -- Gisle V. /bin/laden: Not found
Nov 17 2003
Are you NNTP expert? Could it be... 6411 messages in c++*, i.e. c++, c++.announce, c++.stl, etc, in other words, c++ and c++.* 3233 messages in c++ ??? ManiaC++ Jan Knepper Gisle Vanem wrote:Here's recent trace for OE to news.digitalmars.com: Microsoft Internet Messaging API 6.00.2800.1165 NNTP Log started at 11/17/2003 14:41:01 NNTP: 14:41:01 [db] Connecting to 'news.digitalmars.com' on port 119. NNTP: 14:41:02 [rx] 200 digitalmars.com InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.3.2 ready (posting ok). NNTP: 14:41:02 [tx] MODE READER NNTP: 14:41:02 [rx] 200 digitalmars.com InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.3.2 ready (posting ok). NNTP: 14:41:02 [tx] GROUP c++ NNTP: 14:41:02 [rx] 211 6411 1 3233 c++ The NNTP server claims to have 6411 articles with numbers 1 to 3233 !? What's going on here? Looks like the ARTICLE counter is for the whole server, not per group or something.
Nov 17 2003
"Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.us> wrote:Are you NNTP expert?No, but I know this is wrong.Could it be... 6411 messages in c++*, i.e. c++, c++.announce, c++.stl, etc, in other words, c++ and c++.* 3233 messages in c++The article count should be per group. See RFC 977: 3.2.2. Responses 211 n f l s group selected (n = estimated number of articles in group, f = first article number in the group, l = last article number in the group, s = name of the group.) 411 no such news group So " 211 6411 1 3233 c++" is not a valid response AFAICS. --gv
Nov 17 2003
Gisle Vanem wrote:"Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.us> wrote:Why? >>Could it be...Are you NNTP expert?No, but I know this is wrong.The question is what is defined as "group". Is "c++" just "c++" or is "c++" "c++" including all the subgroups??? And may be the estimated number of articles is way off... Since it is *estimated* this response could be very valid... Afterall, the RFC does not day that the estimation n <= ( l - f ). ManiaC++ Jan Knepper6411 messages in c++*, i.e. c++, c++.announce, c++.stl, etc, in other words, c++ and c++.* 3233 messages in c++The article count should be per group. See RFC 977: 3.2.2. Responses 211 n f l s group selected (n = estimated number of articles in group, f = first article number in the group, l = last article number in the group, s = name of the group.) 411 no such news group So " 211 6411 1 3233 c++" is not a valid response AFAICS.
Nov 17 2003
I'm having weird problems in the last 3 days with the article counter too. (I'm using Outlook Express.) The summary for the c++ group says (3178) for unread messages. All of the messages are read, though. If I select 'catch up' in the menu, it goes to 0. But the next time I click on the newsgroup, it goes right back to 3178 unread messages. This happens for each newsgroup on news.digitalmars.com. It does not happen with any newsgroups I look at on other servers. So did anything change in the news server about 2 or 3 days ago? The problem started happening right after I asked you about that newsgroup spammer.
Nov 17 2003
"Charles Sanders" <sanders-consulting comcast.net> Just FYI I noticed that also, although I thought it was a problem with my client ( OE ). Im having the same problem with the D newsgroup, which curently shows 19249 messages ( 3179 for C++ ). C "Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in message news:bpb5a3$2brm$1 digitaldaemon.com...I'm having weird problems in the last 3 days with the article counter too. (I'm using Outlook Express.) The summary for the c++ group says (3178) for unread messages. All of the messages are read, though. If I select 'catch up' in the menu, it goes to 0. But the next time I click on the newsgroup, it goes right back to 3178 unread messages. This happens for each newsgroup on news.digitalmars.com. It does nothappenwith any newsgroups I look at on other servers. So did anything change in the news server about 2 or 3 days ago? Theproblemstarted happening right after I asked you about that newsgroup spammer.
Nov 17 2003
Oh, OK... <g> Guess I am not using "Look Out!" HA! Yes, when I deleted the SPAM I renumbered the messages and rebuild the history database... Probably the best thing to do is resubscribe to the newsgroups. Sorry, ManiaC++ Jan Knepper Walter wrote:I'm having weird problems in the last 3 days with the article counter too. (I'm using Outlook Express.) The summary for the c++ group says (3178) for unread messages. All of the messages are read, though. If I select 'catch up' in the menu, it goes to 0. But the next time I click on the newsgroup, it goes right back to 3178 unread messages. This happens for each newsgroup on news.digitalmars.com. It does not happen with any newsgroups I look at on other servers. So did anything change in the news server about 2 or 3 days ago? The problem started happening right after I asked you about that newsgroup spammer.
Nov 17 2003
"Jan Knepper" <jan smartsoft.us> wrote in message news:bpb6ec$2d7o$1 digitaldaemon.com...Oh, OK... <g> Guess I am not using "Look Out!" HA! Yes, when I deleted the SPAM I renumbered the messages and rebuild the history database... Probably the best thing to do is resubscribe to the newsgroups.Tried that. Didn't work KarL
Nov 17 2003
"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in news:bpb5a3$2brm$1 digitaldaemon.com:I'm having weird problems in the last 3 days with the article counter too. (I'm using Outlook Express.) The summary for the c++ group says (3178) for unread messages. All of the messages are read, though. If I select 'catch up' in the menu, it goes to 0. But the next time I click on the newsgroup, it goes right back to 3178 unread messages.I'm using Xnews a 06.08.25 and I'm experiencing the same problem (related with the article counter).This happens for each newsgroup on news.digitalmars.com. It does not happen with any newsgroups I look at on other servers.I don't know about this because I almost only read this newsgroup. :/So did anything change in the news server about 2 or 3 days ago? The problem started happening right after I asked you about that newsgroup spammer.I experience this before the spam post.
Nov 17 2003
OK, I rebuild the history and the overview database. See if this solves the problem. If not, remove everything with regards to news.digitalmars.com and add the server again, than subscribe to the newsgroups and download the message headers again. Sorry for the inconvenience. Thanks! Jan gf wrote:"Walter" <walter digitalmars.com> wrote in news:bpb5a3$2brm$1 digitaldaemon.com:-- ManiaC++ Jan KnepperI'm having weird problems in the last 3 days with the article counter too. (I'm using Outlook Express.) The summary for the c++ group says (3178) for unread messages. All of the messages are read, though. If I select 'catch up' in the menu, it goes to 0. But the next time I click on the newsgroup, it goes right back to 3178 unread messages.I'm using Xnews a 06.08.25 and I'm experiencing the same problem (related with the article counter).This happens for each newsgroup on news.digitalmars.com. It does not happen with any newsgroups I look at on other servers.I don't know about this because I almost only read this newsgroup. :/So did anything change in the news server about 2 or 3 days ago? The problem started happening right after I asked you about that newsgroup spammer.I experience this before the spam post.
Nov 17 2003