nntpcache sounds great, Although it doesn't seem to work :-) Seriously, here is some of the logs from my /var/log/messages file. any offers of help?? Also is there an FAQ for nntpcache anywhere? TIA reading from news server Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: list.c:353:Illegal seek: sa.news.telstra.net. dropped connection during rebuild of active Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: checking server sa.news.telstra.net. for 'active.times' Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: sockets.c:151:Illegal seek: error reading from news server Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: list.c:353:Illegal seek: sa.news.telstra.net. dropped connection during rebuild of active.times Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: checking server sa.news.telstra.net. for 'newsgroups' Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: sockets.c:151:Illegal seek: error reading from news server Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: list.c:353:Illegal seek: sa.news.telstra.net. dropped connection during rebuild of newsgroups Jan 7 03:18:45 dopey nntpcached-update[3722]: update daemon finished Jan 7 03:18:46 dopey /usr/local/sbin/nntpcached[3721]: sockets.c:151:Connection reset by peer: error reading from news server Jan 7 03:18:46 dopey /usr/local/sbin/nntpcached[3721]: list.c:353:Connection reset by peer: sa.news.telstra.net. dropped connection during rebuild of overview.fmt Jan 7 03:18:46 dopey /usr/local/sbin/nntpcached[3723]: connect from unknown@ppp027.gist.com.au (203.20.102.156)