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Searching multiple servers

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2003 11:21 am
by swampaboy
Lo!
When i do the Xpat search, can i fill in at Newsgroups more then 1 server? --> how?

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:10 pm
by alex
all servers are searched by default, it is the answer.

if you want the opposite (not to search on all servers):

you can detach some servers from the search groups to prevent that (in the newsgroups pane of the workspace window expand the newsgroup to see all the servers, you can select and detach them from there).

if you don't want to use msg-id direct servers with suppressed getting headers for xpat groups as well - there is an option in properties->general, ignore suppress headers for search groups, no need to detach the servers then.

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:13 pm
by swampaboy
oops, i ment to ask:

1. Is it possible to search in more then 1 newsgroup (i said server :P).. :?:

2. And how do i change the folder where those .npr files are stored in (temperarliy) --> it's located on my desktop, but i don't have much harddisk space left on my C. How do change it

Posted: Fri Jun 13, 2003 12:39 pm
by alex
separate newsgroup names e.g. with space, colon or semicolon.

copy the database directory (including the data subdirectory) to another location and then invoke file menu->switch database (point to the superdirectory of the 'Data' directory).

:)

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 5:27 pm
by swampaboy
tnx! it works perfectly!

How can i continue downloading files from an other server.
For instance: I have a list of 80 files (for rar files) but my newszilla.xs4all.nl misses 3 files, how can i prioritise servers so it only downloads missing files with a the other server (like payed server)?

Posted: Sat Jun 14, 2003 5:39 pm
by alex
set non-payed servers to higher priority and mark them strict (read about server priorities on the homepage).

there is also an option properties->general, ignore priorities for maxed servers - in case you have limits on non-payed servers, you may uncheck if you want it to be even stronger, also if you pay for header bandwidth you can suppress get headers for payed servers and use message-id direct, only for xpat groups check properties->general, ignore suppress headers for search groups, then with the rest it will be the largest possible bandwidth saving.