From: CRDGW2::CRDGW2::MRGATE::"SMTP::CRVAX.SRI.COM::RELAY-INFO-VAX" 28-SEP-1990 20:45:16.60 To: MRGATE::"ARISIA::EVERHART" CC: Subj: Helpful hint to ANU NEWS V5.7 owners... Received: by crdgw1.ge.com (5.57/GE 1.73) id AA23154; Fri, 28 Sep 90 20:31:22 EDT Received: From UCBVAX.BERKELEY.EDU by CRVAX.SRI.COM with TCP; Fri, 28 SEP 90 14:04:25 PDT Received: by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU (5.63/1.42) id AA09599; Fri, 28 Sep 90 13:45:32 -0700 Received: from USENET by ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU with netnews for info-vax@kl.sri.com (info-vax@kl.sri.com) (contact usenet@ucbvax.Berkeley.EDU if you have questions) Date: 27 Sep 90 19:11:14 GMT From: swrinde!cs.utexas.edu!sun-barr!newstop!texsun!csccat!egsner!montagar!davidc@ucsd.edu (David L. Cathey, SYSOP) Organization: Public Access VAX/VMS BBS, Plano TX Subject: Helpful hint to ANU NEWS V5.7 owners... Message-Id: <4970@montagar.lonestar.org> Sender: info-vax-request@kl.sri.com To: info-vax@kl.sri.com A tip for those running ANU NEWS (V5.7) with DECUS UUCP. My little VS2000 was taking longer to process news than it was to transfer it (2400), and sometimes taking 18-23 hours for a days worth. The problem was with lots of disk I/O. Part of the disk I/O that isn't needed for news processing is the NEWRC maintainence by NEWSMGR (batch only on my system). I put the line "$ DEFINE/JOB NEWSRC NL:" in the LOGIN.COM for NEWSMGR and cut down my elapsed processing time (not sure excatly how much, but NEWSMGR elapsed is definitely less than UUCICO time!). - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - David L. Cathey |INET: davidc@montagar.lonestar.org "Can't have everything, where would you |UUCP: ...!letni!montagar!davidc put it?"-Steven Wright "Everywhere!"-Me |Fone: (214)-618-2117