Re: [Pan-users] Re: Forcing an expire?

[Ron Johnson]

On 2009-07-10 06:02, Duncan wrote:
> Ron Johnson <address@hidden> posted
[snip]
> > *Something* so that a 10KB change in tasks does not require a 300MB file
> > to be written to disk.
>
> I still believe that's barking up the wrong tree, at least for tasks.nzb 
> (the 3+ gig header file for a single group is a different matter 
> entirely).

But I see the "constant tasks.nzb" writing (and stalling) even when 
I'm not viewing alt.binaries.dvdr

So it *can't* be the wrong tree.

[snip]
> be a big issue.  (That's why I didn't make it a set number of downloads; 
> if it were adjusted for dialup, basically write at every update, like we 
> have now, it'd be a performance killer for broadband,

*Is*, not "would be".

>                                                         while if we 
> adjusted for broadband, losing perhaps hours of state on dialup would be 
> VERY frustrating, 

Too true.

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