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Hrvoje Niksic <hniksic@srce.hr> writes:
> Can Gnus really suck all that much, once the server decides to reset
> the article numbers and begin from 1?  This happens when the server
> software is reinstalled, for instance.

Not when it's re-installed sensibly, no.  When server software is
installed, or re-installed, you're supposed to give the new software
an up-to-date active file.  There's no excuse for letting article
numbers on any given server host become reset.