Thanks for your reply. To answer your first point, I did. I changed it to 100 to test. One of my newsservers is news.unina.it (and that has well over 3000 newsgroups anyhow) When you say connect properly to a server, I assume you mean, have it listed in nntpcache.servers (whiich I have done). Any more ideas anyone? > ---------- > From: Stephen Fletcher[SMTP:Stephen.Fletcher@nec.com.au] > Sent: 25 August 2000 00:39 > To: nntpcache-users@suburbia.net > Cc: nntpcache-users@suburbia.net > Subject: NNTPC: Problem > > > You probably have to lower the minimum number of groups in your configs or > actually connect properly to a server with at least 3000 groups on it. > > On Thu, 24 Aug 2000, Haji, Mohmed wrote: > > > > > The problem has now changed. I made a few changes (to nntpcache.access - > > added my whole network as clients), changed permissions etc and this got > it > > working. > > > > I can now use my web browser to connect to my news cache form my desktop > on > > port 119. > > > > I can telnet to it. > > > > What I can't do is telnet to it using port 119 > > > > Command syntax : telnet <news cache IP> 119 > > > > When I try to do this, I get the mesage "503 nntpcache-2.4.0b5 failing > > server rebuild in progress (0 groups complete, at least 3000 groups to > go. > > Please try again later)" > > > > Any ideas ? > > > > > ---------- > > > From: Christian Krackowizer[SMTP:ckrackowiz@std.schuler-ag.com] > > > Sent: 24 August 2000 14:28 > > > To: nntpcache-users@suburbia.net > > > Cc: Haji, Mohmed > > > Subject: Re: NNTPC: Problem > > > > > > At 16:50 23.08.2000 +0100, you wrote: > > > >cwd now /usr/local/etc/nntpcache > > > >cwd now /usr/local/etc/nntpcache > > > > > > > > > Hmm, disable the CHROOT option. I had massive problems with elder > > > versions, so > > > I never did it again. > > > > > > with best regards > > > > > > Christian Krackowizer > > > schuler technodat GmbH > > > Jakob-Haringer-Strasse 6 > > > A-5020 Salzburg > > > Phone: +43(0)662/2282-0 > > > FAX: +43(0)662/2282-9 > > > e-Mail: ckrackowiz@std.schuler-ag.com > > > > > > >