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Mike McEwan <mike@lotusland.demon.co.uk> writes:

>   My particular ISP's server seems to have a distinct lag between the
> article counts returned from `LIST ACTIVE group' as opposed to using
> the `GROUP' command. The output of `LIST ACTIVE group' would appear to
> be incremented very occasionally, perhaps hours in between, I haven't
> timed it. Is this usual, my knowledge of NNTP server operation is
> limited? 

There usually is a lag, but it should be minutes, not hours.  It
sounds to me like the news server isn't flushing its active file as
often as it should.

> (defvoo nntp-server-list-active-group 'try)
> 
>   I've changed this variable in my .gnus to `nil' and everything seems 
> okay - *all* articles downloaded. My question is, will/does this break 
> anything?

Nope; it won't break anything.  

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(domestic pets only, the antidote for overdose, milk.)
  larsi@gnus.org * Lars Magne Ingebrigtsen