Hi,

Not sure who looks after the news server that hosts the relevant D newsgroups, but over the last few weeks, the amount of "high load" messages has been increasing at a steady rate, to an extend that it is becoming a real nuisance to read the newsgroups via a classic newsreader like thunderbird (hence using the web forum interface for this message).

Can someone please change the settings on the news server to solve this (or move to another server) ?

Many thanks,

fil

On Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 08:54:16 UTC, filgood wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Not sure who looks after the news server that hosts the relevant D newsgroups, but over the last few weeks, the amount of "high load" messages has been increasing at a steady rate, to an extend that it is becoming a real nuisance to read the newsgroups via a classic newsreader like thunderbird (hence using the web forum interface for this message).
>
> Can someone please change the settings on the news server to solve this (or move to another server) ?
>
> Many thanks,
>
> fil

There was a post from Andrei saying that they were looking into it, but I feel your pain.

Somehow the web interface appears to be more resilient to the post failures, but my Thunderbird and Windows Live Email keep complaining all the time. :(

Which is somehow ironic, since I prefer native applications to web based ones.

What about a new group on:
https://groups.google.com/


On Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 09:01:12 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote:
> On Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 08:54:16 UTC, filgood wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> Not sure who looks after the news server that hosts the relevant D newsgroups, but over the last few weeks, the amount of "high load" messages has been increasing at a steady rate, to an extend that it is becoming a real nuisance to read the newsgroups via a classic newsreader like thunderbird (hence using the web forum interface for this message).
>>
>> Can someone please change the settings on the news server to solve this (or move to another server) ?
>>
>> Many thanks,
>>
>> fil
>
> There was a post from Andrei saying that they were looking into it, but I feel your pain.
>
> Somehow the web interface appears to be more resilient to the post failures, but my Thunderbird and Windows Live Email keep complaining all the time. :(
>
> Which is somehow ironic, since I prefer native applications to web based ones.

I prefer to use native apps like Paulo.

Andrei, any news regarding the news server?


Thx, fil


On 17/05/2012 10:17, Andrea Fontana wrote:
> What about a new group on:
> https://groups.google.com/
>
>
> On Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 09:01:12 UTC, Paulo Pinto wrote:
>> On Thursday, 17 May 2012 at 08:54:16 UTC, filgood wrote:
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Not sure who looks after the news server that hosts the relevant D
>>> newsgroups, but over the last few weeks, the amount of "high load"
>>> messages has been increasing at a steady rate, to an extend that it
>>> is becoming a real nuisance to read the newsgroups via a classic
>>> newsreader like thunderbird (hence using the web forum interface for
>>> this message).
>>>
>>> Can someone please change the settings on the news server to solve
>>> this (or move to another server) ?
>>>
>>> Many thanks,
>>>
>>> fil
>>
>> There was a post from Andrei saying that they were looking into it,
>> but I feel your pain.
>>
>> Somehow the web interface appears to be more resilient to the post
>> failures, but my Thunderbird and Windows Live Email keep complaining
>> all the time. :(
>>
>> Which is somehow ironic, since I prefer native applications to web
>> based ones.
>

On 5/17/12 5:58 AM, filgood wrote:
> Andrei, any news regarding the news server?

Things are moving, but to be honest they're moving a lot slower than I'd like.

Andrei

"Andrea Fontana" <nospam@example.com> wrote in message news:fauqirfsbdadgijxgpto@forum.dlang.org...
> What about a new group on:
> https://groups.google.com/
>

God no. Google groups is a putrid turd.

On 17-05-2012 23:41, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
> "Andrea Fontana"<nospam@example.com>  wrote in message
> news:fauqirfsbdadgijxgpto@forum.dlang.org...
>> What about a new group on:
>> https://groups.google.com/
>>
>
> God no. Google groups is a putrid turd.
>
>

Just use emails, rather than the web interface. ;)

But really, we just need the NG server to be fixed. Nothin' wrong with good ol' NNTP.

-- 
- Alex

Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:

> Things are moving

Is the server using the last version of INN at all? -manfred

"Alex Rønne Petersen" <xtzgzorex@gmail.com> wrote in message news:jp3s77$2l19$1@digitalmars.com...
> On 17-05-2012 23:41, Nick Sabalausky wrote:
>> "Andrea Fontana"<nospam@example.com>  wrote in message news:fauqirfsbdadgijxgpto@forum.dlang.org...
>>> What about a new group on:
>>> https://groups.google.com/
>>>
>>
>> God no. Google groups is a putrid turd.
>>
>>
>
> Just use emails, rather than the web interface. ;)
>

That won't work for browsing archives.

> But really, we just need the NG server to be fixed. Nothin' wrong with good ol' NNTP.
>

Yup!