Re: --query should allow granularity to even just one group

On 21-Oct-2004 Dan Jacobson wrote:
> [In gmane.discuss:]
>>> # noffle -s gmane.network.wwwoffle.announce
>>> gmane.network.wwwoffle.announce is not available at remote servers.
> 
> [...]
> I guess I'll just do a
>        -q, --query groups|desc [server pattern]
>              ... It can take some time on slow connections.
> 
> No kidding, therefore I propose extra parameters should be allowed:
> just those groups one wants queried. No need for all 34000 groups for
> that server when I only want to update one.  That also lessens the fear of:
> 
>               resets all local article counters

You can do this with temporary amendments to getgroups/omitgroups in the conf
file. Though if your upstream server is old and gnarly and doesn't support LIST
ACTIVE you are still going to be hauling all the upstream group details over
the wire.

-- 
Jim Hague - [email protected]          Never trust a computer you can't lift.


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