Path: ...!3.eu.feeder.erje.net!feeder.erje.net!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!.POSTED!not-for-mail From: Boris Newsgroups: alt.usage.english,news.software.readers Subject: Re: Eternal-september problems Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 02:42:16 -0000 (UTC) Organization: This space for rent. Lines: 33 Message-ID: References: <87mslkw9ak.fsf@parhasard.net> <1qy3urs.ksuyhatn0tc0N%snipeco.2@gmail.com> Injection-Date: Sun, 11 Aug 2024 04:42:17 +0200 (CEST) Injection-Info: dont-email.me; posting-host="e79e4ddf7a0035d58ac0865f7a2967a4"; logging-data="1200119"; mail-complaints-to="abuse@eternal-september.org"; posting-account="U2FsdGVkX1/XyX1NanrAe6o7XJEPS1+7" User-Agent: Xnews/5.04.25 Cancel-Lock: sha1:CFJl+Fqq5Em37wXvKhhCSxZEh84= Bytes: 2137 snipeco.2@gmail.com (Sn!pe) wrote in news:1qy3urs.ksuyhatn0tc0N%snipeco.2@gmail.com: > Boris wrote: > > [...] > >> > My (and others') E-S newsgroups lost most of their content, only >> > recent messages were kept. Someone will try to restore them but it >> > takes time, three weeks for a start. See in e-s.support. >> > >> >> Most of the newsgroups I subscribe to now only retain articles back to >> June 29, 2024. Retention used to be way back to 2022. As you can see, >> I use Xnews. I've tried "Refresh Headers Special", but none of the >> older articles comes back. >> >> Wonder if this will be fixed. >> > > Ray Banana, the E-S Admin, is working on it; it's a big job. > As mentioned, see eternal-september.support for details. > Thanks. I was looking for a 'support' tab on www.eternal-september.org. Finally realized to go to the newsgroup you cite. Looks like Ray Banana has a big job. Hope it's not toast. -- "If you don't like it, go on the internet and complain." B. Griffin