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From:Gerry Harris
Date:16 Sep 2000 at 19:57:21
Subject:Re: (OT) newsgroups

> Gerry Harris said,
>
> > Sorry if this isn't the appropriate place to ask this question but,
> > anybody else having trouble recieving news via u-net?
> > Today I am not recieving any news except for the groups I have
> > newly subscribed to today.
>
> The main server developed a fault so the beta server was switched in.
> As the article counts are different (lower), your newsreader thinks it's
> already got all the posts from your current groups. You need to reset
> the article counters. You delete tcp_tmp/n.progress in THOR, I'm not
> sure how you can easily do this in MicroDot, try switching to
> beta.news.u-net.com and back.
>
>
> Neil
> --
Neil,
When I switched to beta. ( and back) Micrdot asks wether or not I
want the counters reset.
Thanks for the help



Gerry Harris

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