We're not running nocem, either. Syslog shows entries like the following: Dec 18 16:01:16 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: client task awakening Dec 18 16:01:16 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: yabetcha.drizzle.com connect from news@yabetcha.drizzle.com (216.162.192.7) Dec 18 16:01:16 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: yabetcha.drizzle.com connect Dec 18 16:10:53 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: yabetcha.drizzle.com cant read Success Dec 18 16:10:53 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: client task retiring Dec 18 16:10:53 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: yabetcha.drizzle.com exit articles 0 groups 0 bytes 426 Dec 18 16:10:53 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: yabetcha.drizzle.com times user 0.00 system 0.02 elapsed 577.00 Dec 18 16:10:53 yabetcha nntpcache-client[19943]: clean shutdown Today at 16:01, 24 such processes were launched within 5 seconds. =-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-=-= Kaley Davis kaley@drizzle.net Drizzle Internet NW (206) 447-2702 http://www.drizzle.com (800) 378-7405 > From: Julian Assange <proff@iq.org> > Date: 16 Dec 2000 02:55:41 +1100 > To: nntpcache-users@suburbia.net > Cc: <nntpcache-users@suburbia.net> > Subject: NNTPC: Tuning new nntpcache setup > Resent-From: nntpcache-users@suburbia.net > Resent-Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2000 02:55:43 +1100 (EST) > > > Kaley Davis <dsysop@drizzle.net> writes: > >> No, we are not running newshound. It's a fairly simple, almost >> out-of-the-box setup. >> >> kaley > > Nocem then? > > What does syslog say these processes are doing? >