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Subject:	Re: Help! My newsreader's downloading everything on lugnet!
Newsgroups:	lugnet.admin.general
Date:	Sat, 1 Jan 2000 17:05:28 GMT
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In lugnet.admin.general, Simon Denscombe writes: > > I don't think it's a problem with LUGNET. Check the Last Read Server Article > (or equivalent option) that tells the newsreader not to download anything too > old - it may be based on the date. Sussed it. My newsreader is sending: NEWNEWS rec.toys.lego 000101 160804 GMT to the Demon newsserver, which recognises it as (20)000101 and NEWNEWS lugnet.loc.uk 000101 161723 GMT to lugnet, which doesn't. I don't know what to do about this. Advice?

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		Re: Help! My newsreader's downloading everything on lugnet!
(...) slrn seems to be having similar problems with newgroups. Annoying! (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

		Re: Help! My newsreader's downloading everything on lugnet!
(...) Looks like your newsreader (and mine) is actually correct. From RFC 977: NEWGROUPS date time [GMT] [<distributions>] A list of newsgroups created since <date and time> will be listed in the same format as the LIST command. The date is sent as (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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		Re: Help! My newsreader's downloading everything on lugnet!
(...) I don't think it's a problem with LUGNET. Check the Last Read Server Article (or equivalent option) that tells the newsreader not to download anything too old - it may be based on the date. Have you just done connected to LUGNET on Turnpike or (...) (25 years ago, 1-Jan-00, to lugnet.admin.general)

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