Alan B. Clegg wrote:
>
> Would it be possible to have the server refuse connections until it is
> actually ready to respond to queries? Clients are much more likely
> to understand 'news server not available, try back shortly' than a 2-5
> minute hang.
>
> Just an idea (and no, I've not looked at the code yet to see if it is
> possible or not 8-)
The following patch is totally UNTESTED! It may not even
compile. Use it at your own risk.
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--- nntpcache.c.orig Wed Nov 27 16:54:33 1996
+++ nntpcache.c Wed Nov 27 16:55:42 1996
@@ -737,6 +737,11 @@
int daemon_port = -1; /* keep -Wall happy */
int high_fd = -1;
fd_set r_set, rt_set, et_set;
+ open_mmap();
+ expire (FALSE);
+ updateDaemon (TRUE);
+ while (f_cleanSlate && UpdateDaemonPid)
+ pause();
FD_ZERO (&r_set);
FD_ZERO (&rt_set);
FD_ZERO (&et_set);
@@ -795,12 +800,7 @@
fclose (fh);
}
}
- open_mmap();
sig_hup = FALSE;
- expire (FALSE);
- updateDaemon (TRUE);
- while (f_cleanSlate && UpdateDaemonPid)
- pause();
#ifdef CRASHES_UNDER_LINUX
io_buf = Smalloc(con.outputBufferSize);
#endif
