>1> making it faster (some of the access times are kinda slow but i >suspect this could be my feed vic.news.telstra.net). None that I know of. >2> is there a FAQ on administering nntpcache Not that I know of :( >3> is there any advantage to running a local innd server ? It means that you can have local groups and if you bring in commonly read groups to your INN feed that you will have faster access. >4> what do most people have their times set to in the servers file ? The standard out of the servers file. Adam.