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From:Neil Bothwick
Date:17 Sep 2000 at 01:08:59
Subject:Re: (OT) newsgroups

Gerry Harris said,

>> 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,
> When I switched to beta. ( and back) Micrdot asks wether or not I
> want the counters reset.

I hoped it would. I nagged Active/Vapor to get that feature added :)

Neil



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