Re: slrn + leafnode = heavy load
Hi, answering my own post I made a setting in .slrnrc
% If 0, save all groups when writing newsrc file
% if 1, do not save any unsubscribed groups
% if 2, do not save any unread-unsubscribed groups
set write_newsrc_flags 1
which has dramatically improved matters. My .jnewsrc now only shows
the groups to which I am subscribed and is a few hundred bytes in
size. Action is instantaneous on all fronts.
Now, however, capital L will not bring up any new groups! You can't
win them all. Now I wanted to check that .readers group and see what
those guys would say..........
Ian
On Sun, Mar 10, 2002 at 09:50:19PM +0200, Ian Balchin wrote:
> Hi,
>
> I am running a low-spec machine comprising a Cyrix 120 processor,
> 120 Mb ram, ample hdd and swap space. It is running potatoe in
> console mode.
>
> Having got the setup going with help from this group, i find that my
> hdd is being continually thrashed when in slrn. This us being used
> on a ppp dialup to my isp and so am set to retrieve headers only
> when i first dial in, and then a later dialup should retrieve bodies
> of selected messages for offline perusal.
>
> I am subscribed to a dozen non-heavy groups (comp.databases.paradox
> and uk.adverts.books are typical)
>
> In fact, the set up is nigh unuseable as the response time is so
> slow, it is a wait everytime that you want to read a new post or
> change to a new group.
>
> Every single action is accompanied by waits of many seconds and hdd
> activity. To select a group, to enter a group, to select a post, to
> open that post, is cumulatively time consuming. It takes over 30
> seconds to close a post, move to the adjacent group, select and open
> another post.
>
> In answer to Glynn, I see only the groups selected when i open up
> slrn. I did not have a .slrnrc but have now copied over the one
> from /slrn/examples and there is no difference. The leafnode config
> is also bog-standard. I can forward these if no one has any bright
> idea. I have nothing else running to consume resources.
>
> my .jnewsrc is all but 1Mb in size, with my subscribed groups at the
> top followed by 40000 groups from zippo. to a.bsu. as downloaded
> from my local server.
>
> There are times when it seems to be ok, i can arrow down half a
> dozen posts but then it sticks and it is back to waiting 10 seconds
> to move down one group.
>
> Surely there must be something wrong? top shows slrn consuming 20%
> of CPU and 40% of memory just to change groups.
>
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> Ian Balchin
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> This machine is running Debian GNU/Linux ... http://www.debian.org
>
>
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