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Posted by cwdjrxyz on 10/20/06 20:52
John Salerno wrote:
> jojo wrote:
> > John Salerno wrote:
> >> I'm noticing that very often I'm not getting every post in this ng.
> >> Sometimes I won't see the original post, but I'll see responses, other
> >> times I'll see responses to posts which themselves aren't there.
> >>
> >> This happens to me at work, but not at home. However, it doesn't
> >> happen to any other newsgroups at work. Anyone know why this might occur?
> >
> > Perhaps your newsreader at work is configured to delete all messages
> > which are older than a specific age? or the newsserver you use does that
> > with groups with high traffic... do you use the same newsreader at home
> > and at work?
>
> Yes, I use Thunderbird at work and at home. And I doubt it's traffic,
> because I also check the Python ng every day and it's very busy. Also,
> it's not a matter of age because this happens even with new posts. It's
> very strange.
Try using Google Groups to read this group online both at home and at
work. You do not have to sign up to read Usenet groups at Google, but
simple signup is required for posting there. Several major ISPs
including AOL and MSN once offered Usenet groups online as part of
their service. Many have dropped this service now, citing the cost of
excessive bandwidth, the fact that many Usenet groups have become
useless(in their opinion), the huge amount of spam traffic Usenet
generated for their email services, and the fact that they received so
many complaints about Usenet posts. My experience is that messages
sometimes get lost no matter what newsreader or ISP service you use.
Some seem to be worse than others.
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