03 Oct 23: One server was relocated, the server currently doesn't have a public IP address since in the meantime it is running on starlink. I wrote some additional tunnel code running separately to handle this. When the server is engaged the connection is 5600+ days uniform (since around 24 July 2008). In the unlikely case I disengaged the server because of some problem the retention is 1200-3800 days depending on newsgroup. If you experience any issue please let me know.
29 Nov 23: Because of encrypted and obfuscated posts flood mass posted by a few nzb indexing websites using usenet servers as private storage for their members to download the posts - the situation with the content is pretty chaotic since their purpose is to post in such a way, so users must use their website exclusively, when the website disappears - the encrypted posts just eat usenet providers' hard disk space uselessly. If you can't find something specific please let me know at alexbirj at gmail dot com what exactly you can't find for me to check how it is possible to retain the posts. Non-obfuscated posts shouldn't be affected at all, let me know if you notice anything missing.
29 Nov 23: The search protocol had to be upgraded to extend 3 byte (16M+) limit on the server side for number of sets per instance, so at least the version 5.8.3 is needed to access it, otherwise should be no any difference.
Eve since the search went down and came back up recently I'm having a problem.
The search goes okay but anything I try and download fails.
I get a litle red circle with a white x.
EVERY SINGLE TIME.
Also, I use another newsreader for a small numer of groups and with that I'm having no problems. It's just Usenet explorer that can't download anything.
the red circle appears (you are talking about the search results view apparently) e.g. when you mark something for download&save and then press "cancel".
also it could happen when e.g. server db was corrupted somehow but it has never happened in the past, if i have a proof there is even one corruption i would run integrity check and replace damaged files from parallel running copy.
what exact download/save option do you invoke?
can you give me an example of a search string and then which exact results you are trying to import (any example which gives you the error circle)?
quite strange, if it can search it can also import message-ids, i checked even the case if you would keep the search results view opened from yesterday when i changed the configuration.
alex wrote:are you sure you tried exactly the same searches?
Yes, i searched eureka*xvid and slayers*revolution and then tried to download files. I also tried a few other random searches. Whatever the glitch was, its gone now.