-> NewsHound v1.50-32 is configured to more as one newsserver. I use it in add to MessengerPro 4.24.
Problems: =========
1) I must manually replace the files ActiveDesc + ActiveList whenever I change the newsserver.
2) Fetching list from a new newsserver writes the old lists over.
3) A new post is sent to the next newsserver to which I post or from which I fetch. If the required newsgroup isn't exist on it, the news will be rejected.
4) When I add a newsgroup, the newsgroup is added to the newsgroup file of EACH newsserver.
Sure, I can do everything manually to avoid problems but it is still a bit of pain. Is there another solution for this?
> NewsHound v1.50-32 is configured to more as one newsserver. I use it > in add to MessengerPro 4.24. > Problems: > ========= > 1) I must manually replace the files ActiveDesc + ActiveList whenever I > change the newsserver. > 2) Fetching list from a new newsserver writes the old lists over. > 3) A new post is sent to the next newsserver to which I post or from > which I fetch. If the required newsgroup isn't exist on it, the news > will be rejected. > 4) When I add a newsgroup, the newsgroup is added to the newsgroup > file of EACH newsserver.
> Sure, I can do everything manually to avoid problems but it is still a > bit of pain. Is there another solution for this?
3) You can select the news-server you post to via the Servers menu off the 'Send Posts' option on the iconbar menu.
On 22 Aug 2008, Bob Latham <b...@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> In article <0070-2-0.20080822.154728...@ntlworld.com>, > S G <nws...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > 3) You can select the news-server you post to via the Servers menu > > off the 'Send Posts' option on the iconbar menu.
> But only if you're quick. It has been an annoyance to me for years > that there appears to be no way to prevent automatic sending of > articles stored in Newshound via the 'current' server. I do wish it > were possible to set it to manual send only as you can with the mail > clients Popstar and Hermes.
Perhaps I misunderstand the problem, but here in NewsHound Configure > Fetch > News Fetch, all options are un-ticked, and I can then use the iconbar menu to Start Fetch from, or Send Posts to, one of two servers. Nothing happens until a menu option is chosen - or until I adjust-click on the icon to start a fetch from the default server.
> On 22 Aug 2008, Bob Latham <b...@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote: > > In article <0070-2-0.20080822.154728...@ntlworld.com>, > > S G <nws...@ntlworld.com> wrote:
> > > 3) You can select the news-server you post to via the Servers menu > > > off the 'Send Posts' option on the iconbar menu.
> > But only if you're quick. It has been an annoyance to me for years > > that there appears to be no way to prevent automatic sending of > > articles stored in Newshound via the 'current' server. I do wish it > > were possible to set it to manual send only as you can with the mail > > clients Popstar and Hermes.
> Perhaps I misunderstand the problem, but here in NewsHound Configure > > Fetch > News Fetch, all options are un-ticked, and I can then use the > iconbar menu to Start Fetch from, or Send Posts to, one of two servers. > Nothing happens until a menu option is chosen - or until I adjust-click > on the icon to start a fetch from the default server.
Sorry, now I think my problem has to do with !MessengerPro, not with NewsHound.
I use the configuration panel "group management" of !MessengerPro (4.24). It seems to make no differences between the newsservers lists while configurating them means it writes the choosed newsgroups to the configuration files of ALL newsservers etc. Is there another / better newsreader / agent for use of multiple newsservers? I found the MessengerPro agent always a bit of overkill (gigantic horse) for mes petits enfants et mes petits besoins.
On 28 Aug 2008, "Alex' A. Interrants" <ausserstor...@mail.com> wrote:
[snip]
> Sorry, now I think my problem has to do with !MessengerPro, not with > NewsHound.
> I use the configuration panel "group management" of !MessengerPro > (4.24). It seems to make no differences between the newsservers lists > while configurating them means it writes the choosed newsgroups to the > configuration files of ALL newsservers etc.
MPro is changing the NewsHound config files, but there seems to be no way of adding any one newsgroup to a particular server file. You could edit, by hand, the NewsHound xxxGroup files to delete unwanted, or add wanted, newsgroups.
> Is there another / better newsreader / agent for use of multiple > newsservers? I found the MessengerPro agent always a bit of overkill > (gigantic horse) for mes petits enfants et mes petits besoins.
You would need a replacement for _NewsHound_, which fetches the news. Maybe someone else can suggest one.
> On 27 Aug 2008, Bob Latham <b...@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> [snip]
> > Maybe the secret then is having it set to manual fetch in addition to > > manual send.
> That's the way I use NewsHound, since my connection is not always-on.
I find the trouble comes when I write news postings *while* NewsHound is downloading, which it then attempts to post to the next news-server in line and which promptly bounce back....
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In der Nachricht <251d30d74f.harr...@freeuk.com> Harriet Bazley <baz...@feathermail.co.uk> hat geschrieben:
> On 27 Aug 2008 as I do recall, > Tony Moore wrote:
> > On 27 Aug 2008, Bob Latham <b...@sick-of-spam.invalid> wrote:
> > [snip]
> > > Maybe the secret then is having it set to manual fetch in addition to > > > manual send.
> > That's the way I use NewsHound, since my connection is not always-on.
> I find the trouble comes when I write news postings *while* NewsHound is > downloading, which it then attempts to post to the next news-server in > line and which promptly bounce back....
I think here is something to improve. But I'm not sure if this issue just belongs NewsHound or also includes the News-Agent.
