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Alt.Binz (English) => Help => Topic started by: LWolfs on November 17, 2009, 06:34:09 pm

Title: Server problem
Post by: LWolfs on November 17, 2009, 06:34:09 pm

Hello,

I have two News servers with different characteristics:

Server A has retention of 2 weeks, server B has retention of 200 days.

Server A is default/primairy.

When I download a newspost OLDER than two weeks, server A fails....server B fails as well, and nothing gets downloaded, while the post is on this server

When I switch the two servers in ALT.BINZ download is OK. (server B = primary)

Guess this is an unwanted behaviour.

Title: Re: Server problem
Post by: davidq666 on November 17, 2009, 06:44:28 pm

Quote from: LWolfs on November 17, 2009, 06:34:09 pm

Hello,

I have two News servers with different characteristics:

Server A has retention of 2 weeks, server B has retention of 200 days.

Server A is default/primairy.

When I download a newspost OLDER than two weeks, server A fails....server B fails as well, and nothing gets downloaded, while the post is on this server

When I switch the two servers in ALT.BINZ download is OK. (server B = primary)

Guess this is an unwanted behaviour.

do u use the two servers both as primary or one primary one backup?

Title: Re: Server problem
Post by: LWolfs on November 17, 2009, 06:59:56 pm

One is primairy, the other one is...just another server (not backup)

Title: Re: Server problem
Post by: Hecks on November 17, 2009, 07:30:42 pm

Add B as backup to A.

Or better yet, cancel both accounts and get yourself a proper provider: Astraweb unlimited + SSL $11/month, 455 days.

http://www.news.astraweb.com/specials/kleverig-11.html

Title: Re: Server problem
Post by: LWolfs on November 20, 2009, 05:34:37 pm

This is no server problem, but an alt.binz issue.

If this is the way to go, it's OK with me...was only trying to help and spot any 'unperfections'.

Title: Re: Server problem
Post by: Hecks on November 20, 2009, 07:21:53 pm

But it's not an Alt.Binz issue. You just didn't configure your Primary and Backup servers correctly, as pointed out.  Follow these steps if you still need to:

1. Double-click on Server B in Servers tab (until the server info shows)
2. Single-click on Server A
3. Add as Backup button will now be available - click it
4. B should now appear in the tree under A
5. Disable the Primary A entry

The other point is: there's really no need these days to be fiddling with servers with different retentions, unless the total cost is significantly less than $11/month.