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Alt.Binz (English) => Help => Topic started by: mrarmyant on April 08, 2008, 02:57:01 am

Title: HELP! Files not downloading. Or are. not sure
Post by: mrarmyant on April 08, 2008, 02:57:01 am

First problem, now for some reason when I download something it shows 0kbps, but amount left to download gets smaller.  Gets to 100%, then turns out there is nothing in my download folder.  This happens most if not all the time now.

Also what's the easiest way to request information from usenet users?  Been using alt.binz for a while now, like it a lot, but this odd downloading bug seems to get me a lot.

Title: Re: HELP! Files not downloading. Or are. not sure
Post by: drudge on April 08, 2008, 03:07:09 am

what does your Log say? make sure to enable detailed logging.

Title: Re: HELP! Files not downloading. Or are. not sure
Post by: mrarmyant on April 08, 2008, 03:14:57 am

Hmm.  Says no such article for everything.  Dangit I skrimped on my Usenet choice server and I think thats beating me in the butt.  The information is only 28 days old.

Title: Re: HELP! Files not downloading. Or are. not sure
Post by: drudge on April 08, 2008, 03:56:39 am

decent 45-90 day servers are $10-15 USD.

there's block accounts too, if you're on a monthly limit.

Title: Re: HELP! Files not downloading. Or are. not sure
Post by: mrarmyant on April 08, 2008, 04:04:26 am

Mine is supposed to be 75ish, was 28 for 3 months unlimited.  Megabitz.  Makes me wonder if it isn't maybe something else.

Title: Re: HELP! Files not downloading. Or are. not sure
Post by: Hecks on April 08, 2008, 10:13:38 am

The overall retention advertised by news providers does not correspond with retention for individual groups.  High volume groups may in reality have much lower retention - your provider's website should specifiy which. 

You can also try toggling the 'Select group' and/or 'ARTICLE cmd' options in Setup > Servers in case that's the issue.