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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.
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intravenus
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Search Question

Post by intravenus »

Is there a way to search so that the results only start with a certain character ? For example i searched for: ER.S01 but i get too many results with letters and numbers before the "E" like Fixer.S01, The.Handler.S01, Starhunter.S01 etc (using Boolean wildmatch search). Using : "ER.S01 (adding ") seems to eliminate most but not all unwanted results.

cheers
alex
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Re: Search Question

Post by alex »

what unwanted results left if you use the quote?

i guess you use boolean wildmat search.
intravenus
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Post by intravenus »

Still finds Everest.ER.S01 and Bizarre.Animal.ER.S01 but that's ok. It's narrowed it down enough for me. :D

cheers

ps, i was using Boolean wildmat search in my 1st post. (Edit: spelling)
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