Newsgroup retention problem

cheerfuleric · 14-10-2010, 12:20

Just noticed latest addition to Virgin Media's Traffic Management poilcy concerning 50mb

but now don't seem to be able to download items around 87 days old or more (could be even fewer days, havn't tried) spoke to a friend, also on Virgin but different news host, same problem! anyone else? temporary? or is somebody restricting how far back and how fast i can suck

Taf · 14-10-2010, 12:26

7 days max I believe... always has been AFAIK

cheerfuleric · 14-10-2010, 12:35

Sorry, didn't make it clear, i am not using Virgin Media's newsgroup service, the retention of my news host has been up to 500 days, not at the moment though

pip08456 · 14-10-2010, 13:32

Surely then that is something to take up with your news host?

**Kymmy** · 14-10-2010, 14:48

Which news host? Most now do upto 700+ days..

The main issue though is that the older (60+ days) stuff gets archived onto slower servers so can time out/fail/slowdown..

Thread moved to internet discussion as it's nothing to do with VM as the new management policy would effect all traffic and not just 87+ days

cheerfuleric · 14-10-2010, 15:19

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Originally Posted by pip08456

Surely then that is something to take up with your news host?

Agreed, spoke to "Super News" they said "no idea, take it up with your isp" friend is with "Newshosting" same problem, similar response, we are both with Virgin, not very scientific i know but anyone else having same problem? or no problem? quite happy to be wrong after all i've been married for 27 years now so very used to it

also if it does turn out to be Virgin Media related can i be moved back

Mick Fisher · 14-10-2010, 15:24

I think both of those news hosts are HighWinds resellers.

Try AstraWeb

pip08456 · 14-10-2010, 16:14

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Originally Posted by cheerfuleric

Agreed, spoke to "Super News" they said "no idea, take it up with your isp" friend is with "Newshosting" same problem, similar response, we are both with Virgin, not very scientific i know but anyone else having same problem? or no problem? quite happy to be wrong after all i've been married for 27 years now so very used to it

also if it does turn out to be Virgin Media related can i be moved back

The 27 years of marriage is showing - moved back to what????

**Rob** · 14-10-2010, 17:03

You may find that some items are removed from the more prominent newsgroup provider's servers due to take down type requests from the copyright holders. If generally you cannot download older stuff then there is a fault. If it's specific types of content then there is more likely to have been a removal, even if the content remains listed.

cheerfuleric · 15-10-2010, 16:30

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Originally Posted by Rob

You may find that some items are removed from the more prominent newsgroup provider's servers due to take down type requests from the copyright holders. If generally you cannot download older stuff then there is a fault. If it's specific types of content then there is more likely to have been a removal, even if the content remains listed.

Thanks for that, spot on

the item i was after seem's to have been removed but remains listed, oh well now i know, first time it's ever happened to me, doubt it will be the last

Sirius · 15-10-2010, 16:48

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Originally Posted by cheerfuleric

Sorry, didn't make it clear, i am not using Virgin Media's newsgroup service, the retention of my news host has been up to 500 days, not at the moment though

Not VM's problem or fault. Talk to your news provider as VM are not allowed to interfere or restrict a third party's retention and would not dare try to.

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