Message-ID: <68633857@news.ausics.net> From: Computer Nerd Kev Subject: Re: [Tin] Newer versions falsely show empty groups Newsgroups: news.software.readers References: <68627d02@news.ausics.net> <103u6k9$lv$1@nntp.de> <68632a2a@news.ausics.net> User-Agent: tin/2.0.1-20111224 ("Achenvoir") (UNIX) (Linux/2.4.31 (i686)) NNTP-Posting-Host: news.ausics.net Date: 1 Jul 2025 11:22:31 +1000 Organization: Ausics - https://newsgroups.ausics.net Lines: 32 X-Complaints: abuse@ausics.net Path: news.eternal-september.org!eternal-september.org!feeder3.eternal-september.org!news.bbs.nz!news.ausics.net!not-for-mail Computer Nerd Kev wrote: > Urs Janssen wrote: >> In Computer Nerd Kev wrote: >>> Curiously it sometimes depends on the getart_limit setting. With >>> "getart_limit=500" I can see articles in alt.bitcoins, but with >>> "getart_limit=1000" it opens empty, with "*** No articles ***" at >>> the bottom (normally the view stays on the group list while that >>> message displays for genuinely-empty groups). Same with >>> comp.infosystems.gemini, comp.os.misc, and various other >>> low-traffic groups. >> >> a positive getart_limit fetches the last "limit" articles (so you may >> miss some unread articles if the limit is too small), a negative number >> will fetch all unread arts plus the last "limit" read articles (for propper >> threading). I would avoid positives numbers (as (auto)catchup may mark >> unseen articles as read). > > I gave this a try and those falsely-empty groups do show articles > in 2.6.4 with "getart_limit=-500". Also with "getart_limit=500" if I hit 'z' on the group in the group list to mark all unread, then I see all the articles when I enter it. If I read most of the early ones, most of those read articles don't show next time I enter it, but the newer unread ones are still there. So 2.6.4 is hiding read articles in those groups even though I've got "show_only_unread_arts=OFF". I'll get you the debug logs later when I've rebuilt the Tins. -- __ __ #_ < |\| |< _#