Re: slrn + leafnode = heavy load

2002-03-13 Thread Ian Balchin
Hi, answering my own post I made a setting in .slrnrc % If 0, save all groups when writing newsrc file % if 1, do not save any unsubscribed groups % if 2, do not save any unread-unsubscribed groups set write_newsrc_flags 1 which has dramatically improved matters. My .jnewsrc now only shows the gr

slrn + leafnode = heavy load

2002-03-10 Thread Ian Balchin
Hi, I am running a low-spec machine comprising a Cyrix 120 processor, 120 Mb ram, ample hdd and swap space. It is running potatoe in console mode. Having got the setup going with help from this group, i find that my hdd is being continually thrashed when in slrn. This us being used on a ppp dial