Re: Gnus as slow as molasses

[Eze Ogwuma <typhoon@dircon.co.uk>]

Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen <larsi@gnus.org> writes:

> Eze Ogwuma <typhoon@dircon.co.uk> writes:
> 
> > Well I can't say how many were there when I sent that message and I
> > don't remember for sure which group it refers to. However since it was 
> > probably the largest group there would have been about 17400 articles
> > in the group with about 8000 unread. All this is according to Gnus so
> > it could be wrong.
> 
> A group with 17400 articles will take a long while to open.  Sorry.

I don't know if you've quite understood what is happening here:

1. I enter the group
2. Gnus generates a Summary buffer (without selecting the first article)
3. _Then_ I select an article.

The first article I select, whichever article it is takes a very long
time to display. Following that article selection is instantaneous. 

If I exit the Summary then re-enter it and select a different article
the same amount of time is needed as before. 

However if, when I re-enter the Summary buffer, I select the same
article as before then display is instantaneous (I have the backlog
set).
-- 
Eze Ogwuma