On Thu, 6 Jun 1996, Simon J Mudd <sjmudd@bitmailer.net> wrote: > Could nntpcache be > setup to retrieve requested groups and/or send new articles at specific > times (ie when the ip link is up) thus simplifying the process of > following specific groups? After my exams conclude next week, I plan to continue work on a script which will "pre-fill" the nntpcached cache. My link to the world is slow (14.4), but it's often idle, and I hope to take advantage of these quiescent periods by pre-fetching the HEAD/BODY, XOVER, etc. information for articles/groups that are likely to be read. I'm planning to make a slight modification to nntpcached to record all "group XXXXX" commands -- this way I can track which groups are being read. To satisfy your needs, nntpcache would have to know when it should retrieve articles from off-site, and when it should only consult its cache. Perhaps playing with the /etc/nntpcache.servers entries would suffice? -- Adam
