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Things you can do to speed GIGO up:
o Disable on the logging that you don't need. If you have problems,
re-enable the logging that is appropriate for the job at hand.
Logging _really_ slows things down. Don't forget that you have
multiple log files to play with..
o Cut down on the KEEP, KILL, and HIDE statements -
only use what you need. (Affects _every_ message!)
o If you don't need the FIDOECHOS functionality, comment
it out. Saves memory, and saves time converting newsgroups.
o Are you getting everthing from several heiarchies?
Use wildcards instead! Fewer searches mean faster conversion.
Ie,
= sac.general
= sac.swap
= sac.test
and
+ sac.*
are equivalent. The second example is slightly faster, even though
it has to check a wildcard, because it has fewer lines to buffer
through and check.
o Even though "+ newsgroup.name" and "= newsgroup.name"
are (roughly) the same, use the "= newsgroup.name" method instead
when possible. The "+" syntax tells GIGO to keep checking,
for other mappings that might be more suitable. The "=" syntax says,
'hey, we've got the one we want, stop checking!'.
o If you are using PARTIAL-35 (Partial FSC-35), and don't really need
it, you can turn it off for a bit of a speed increase due to GIGO
not having to actually compare the fido header and the FSC-35 extentions.
(If you actually find this feature useful, however, it's well worth
the speed hit..)
o Turn off the video. NOVIDEO in the config, or /NOVIDEO on the command
line, will tell GIGO to turn off video output. The normal startup
screens will still be shown, but once the gateway actually
starts processing mail, the video gets turned off. My tests have
shown this to speed things up by about 25%. Do this _after_ you've
got the gateway up and running. Between this, and disabling your
logging, you can really speed things up.