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  A few days ago I posted a question concerning long delays I was experiencing
starting Trumpet Newsreader.  I found the answer.  The program has to read and
calculate its .ini file against unread posts.  If you keep your number of
subscribed groups small, discard all unsubscribed groups, then do a 'catchup'
operation on all groups it loads really fast and does not give as many errors
at runtime.  I was simply oversubscribed and had a ton of unread posts.  The
answer was to delete the .ini file and start from scratch, limiting my
subscriptions only to groups that I read frequently.  I ended up paring it
down from 200 subscribed groups to 64 and now can just go from group to group
each session.  It is much faster this way.  Hope this helps!

Best Regards,

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Subject: Re: Xarchie for winsock !

In article <[e-mail]>
           [e-mail] "Mattias Olsson" writes:

>Does anyone know about an Xarchie or Archie client for Winsock ,
>I use Xarchie for Linux and it makes my life worth living !
>If you know any , please mail me !
>[e-mail]
>
I have written such a beast and the latest version should be available on
ftp.demon.co.uk:/pub/ibmpc/winsock/apps/wsarchie/wsarchie.zip soon.

Check the date on the zip file, if it's not March, then wait and try again,
the latest copy is somewhat of an improvement, and is capable of using
WS_FTP to download files.

Regards
David
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Subject: Re: WINVN bug?

In article <2m7aqd$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Brian) says:
>
>I've started using WINVN over Trumpet for it's ability to compute threads.
>Unfortunately, it tends to give bad article numbers when used with some of
>the larger newsgroups.  Has anyone else seen this?
>
The version you are using (0.80) had that bug.  Try the latest version (0.90.4)
from titan.ksc.nasa.gov  (128.159.4.20)  /pub/winvn/   (I think).  There is a
world of difference between those two versions.

Good Luck!

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Subject: Re: NewtNews in ChameleonNFS

In article <2m5kqj$[e-mail]>, Terry Bailey <[e-mail]> says:

>I want to subscribe to uiuc.sw.mosaic; however, there is a problem.
>When NewtNews grabs all the groups so that I can subscribe, I see the
>groups starting with "u" come across.  But, when they are sorted so that
>I can choose new groups, the list does not go past "su."  If I try to key
>in uiuc, I get a protection fault.
>
>I am using ChameleonNFS 4.0.
>
>Also, in previous versions of Chameleon, the newsreader would always give me
>the new newsgroups and ask if I wanted to subscribe.  It doesn't do that
>anymore.

Both of these should have to do with your news server--the computer you logon to
to get your newsgroups.  It probably doesn't carry uiuc.sw.mosaic, at least not yet.
And who knows, it may never.  What you need to do is figure out who the system
administrator is for your news server (otherwise known as an NNTP server).  That's
the person with the control to add, delete and modify newsgroups.

As for NewtNews not asking if you want to subscribe to new groups, again, that's
your news server.  You should have a file called subs0000.nws in your chameleon
directory (I think the directory's called "netmanag").  It's a text file and it
contains all the newsgroups available the last time you logged on.  If what's
available doesn't match what's in this file, then you get the question about adding
new newsgroups.

>Furthermore, when NewtNews chooses all the groups that I have previously
>selected, it returns to being an icon and so I have to double click on it
>again.

This sounds like either a NewtNews setting or a Windows setting that runs the program
as an icon.  Not knowing your setup, I can't say much about that.

>Can someone please help?

I've tried.

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Subject: Re: FTP software's WSOCKET.dll--what gives?

In article <[e-mail]> Chris Sacksteder <[e-mail]> writes:


>In article <2m630u$[e-mail]>, [e-mail] (Steven Minor
>McClure) says:

>>I have been using PCTCP from FTP corp. to run under WFW on a 486 PC.
>>I know some type of winsock must be operating, because I can open
>>several telnet and ftp sessions, both from dos-shell prompts and windows
>>proper.

>Their own applications don't use winsock.

>>There is a file called wsocket.dll in my c:\pctcp directory
>>which I believe to be the winsock.

>It isn't.

>>However, FTP'ing things such as
>>VBX's and Mosaic and running them, they act as though I didn't have a
>>winsock.

>See that you have PC/TCP's winsock.dll in a directory in the path or the
>windows or windows\system directories.  Be sure you don't have a
>different winsock.dll in those directories or the working directory
>of the app.


What version of PC/TCP are you using? A scan of one of our PC's here that has
PC/TCP version 2.11 does not find a WINSOCK.DLL at all. Version 2.2 and now
2.3 _DO_ include it. MOSAIC and the Trumpet news reader both work fine over
PC/TCP 2.2 and 2.3. I have not called FTP to verify it, but it appears that
WINSOCK support was a new feature of PC/TCP 2.2.


Paul Noble
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Subject: talk program for windows?

I'm looking for a talk program to run from windows.  I run winqvtnet version
3.9 and winsock (I'm not sure about version).  I've seen wintalk mentioned.
Can anyone point me towards an ftp site where I can find it?  Or something
else/better?

Thanks,
Raydude
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In <2lfsl1$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Jon Zeeff) writes:
>I need a winsock that supports multiple interfaces (at the same time)
>and some simple routing between them.  For example, an ethernet
>interface and PPP or slip connection.

Chameleon, commercial version.



Luke
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Subject: Re: talk program for windows?

In article <2m8335$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (R. Wagner) writes:
>From: [e-mail] (R. Wagner)
>Subject: talk program for windows?
>Date: 16 Mar 1994 23:00:53 GMT

>I'm looking for a talk program to run from windows.  I run winqvtnet version
>3.9 and winsock (I'm not sure about version).  I've seen wintalk mentioned.
>Can anyone point me towards an ftp site where I can find it?  Or something
>else/better?

>Thanks,
>Raydude
>--
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>          -a Brannonism quoted by George Heinz
>"And the worms ate into his brain." -PF The Wall.

wintalk11.zip is available at b61503.student.cwru.edu in the winsock dir.
hope it works for you.

-Sargon                                  Ftp for windows and winsock files
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Subject: Re: Looking for lpd printer daemon

B. Kraegelin  Tel. [phone] ([e-mail]) wrote:
: Subject says it all

Try wlspd1.1 on sunsite.unc.edu.
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Subject: What is winsock ?

I am new to this winsock stuff. What is the winsock anyway?

I download a file called hgopher2.4.zip from lister.cc.ic.ac.uk. It is window
version of gopher client program. When I unzip that file and run it in windows
3.1, It prompt 'need a WINSOCK.DLL'. I don't where to get a winsock.dll for my
network. I use ETHPPP and CUTCP to remote logon KAIWAN. Is there anyone can tell
me which winsock.dll I need and where to get it ?

Thanks very much.


Eddie
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Subject: IRC utility?

Is there an irc utility available that is compatible with
WinSock?  If so, please e-mail it or an FTP site.

If there is only a commercial product available, please tell me what.

Thank you!
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Subject: Re: WinTalk hangups?

In article <2m5kj7$[e-mail]> [e-mail] (Michael P Chase) writes:

>I am having problems with wintalk ver1.1 .  If I attempt to talk
>to a party which is not logged on, wintalk will freeze up my
>system.( Using alt-ctl-del will not only break out of wintalk
>but will knock Trumpet out as well.)  Anyone have a cure for this
>problem?

>My System:

>Trumpet Winsock using SLIP

Which version of winsock? As the notes for wintalk mention, you'll need the
latest release of Trumpet Winsock.

Jack.