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6 March 2007Indefinite articlesAgent is the Usenet client from Forté; I have used it for about a decade or so. According to their FAQ, individual newsgroup database files up to 8 GB are supported. Since each file represents a single newsgroup, and I subscribe to 31 newsgroups, I might interpret this as allowing 248 GB worth of articles and binaries and whatnot. Not a good idea if you have, say, a 250-GB drive. (Really not a good idea if you have less than that.) Anyway, I cleared out 9 GB last night — just shy of 696,000 individual items — and it took almost an hour. I don't think I should let the stuff go for so long next time. Posted at 9:15 AM to PEBKACSeems to me it ought to have maintenance options that will allow you to set a lower limit. Hey, Forté -- I'll license the idea to you for, oh say $25,000. Whaddaya say? Posted by: McGehee at 1:21 PM on 6 March 2007The default is in fact 30 days; I simply turned off the automatic-flush setting. Which, as I said, might not have been such a great idea. (Last time I cleaned house in this application was apparently April 2006.) Posted by: CGHill at 5:24 PM on 6 March 2007So you're saying I don't get the $25,000? Posted by: McGehee at 7:21 AM on 7 March 2007I don't speak for Forté. Posted by: CGHill at 7:57 AM on 7 March 2007 |