slow downloads in newsgroups but quick ftp downloading

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3 total messages Started by Charles Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00

#760

Author: Charles
Date: Tue, 18 Jan 2000 00:00

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I'm having problems with my newsgroup speeds.  I get great results from
my cable modem on the web and ftp sites.  Is there some setting I can
change in my registy for newsgroups or is this likely on my provider's
end of the line?

Re: slow downloads in newsgroups but quick ftp downloading

#761

Author: Don Briggs
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:00

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I have this phenomonum too and I've been curious about why. I assumed it
was the overhead associated with the relatively small downloads from
newsgroups or the new server. If anyone knows please share the
knowledge.

> I'm having problems with my newsgroup speeds.  I get great results
from
> my cable modem on the web and ftp sites.  Is there some setting I can
> change in my registy for newsgroups or is this likely on my provider's
> end of the line?
>
>


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Re: slow downloads in newsgroups but quick ftp downloading

#762

Author: Speedy Ron
Date: Thu, 20 Jan 2000 00:00

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In article <3884A4B9.B251C436@aol.com>, Charles <wiregrassc@aol.com>
wrote:
> I'm having problems with my newsgroup speeds.  I get great results
> from
> my cable modem on the web and ftp sites.  Is there some setting I
> can
> change in my registy for newsgroups or is this likely on my
> provider's
> end of the line?

There is no difference between downloading from ftp-servers or from
news-servers. The only difference i can imagine is the use of a
proxy-server, available by most ISP's. If the file you want to download
is loaded before, it exists on the proxy-server. This can increase your
downloadspeed from ftp. The news-server only can send its contents
directly to your computer. If this server is "slow", your downloads
will go slow too. If you know other news-servers with better
performance, you can try if this works faster.

Greetz, Speedy Ron (Holland)

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