15-18 MBPS downloads on Newsgroups (how?)

[dm77uk]

Over the past two days I have had the pleasant surprise of being able to download at over 15MBPS whilst using newsgroups. I was just wondering how this is possible when in the superhub config max traffic rate is 110000000. For me to hit the speeds I have been seeing I would have to be sat on a 160MB line. I was just wondering if anyone else has witnessed the same recently.

[qasdfdsaq]

You are not downloading at 15MBPS. Your newsgroups client is just counting wrong.

[Synthetic]

As above it'll be the client lagging I get the same thing (and higher) in certain download managers.

Also, 160Mbps line would be nearer 20MB/s, 15MB/s is 120Mbps, which will be possible in the near future after the 100meg upgrades are done.

[Kymmy]

Also most newsgroups clients count the total figure when downloading compressed headers so the compressed throughput may be a lot less than the shown figure..

[bubblegun]

I used to get this problem in Grabit, but yes it was a client issue.

I prefer Newsleecher now.

[dm77uk]

Thanks everyone. It is strange that this has never happened before this week whilst using Newsleecher and time it is taking to download is more indicitive of a line faster than 100mb. Previous to this week I used to max out at around 12MB/s which is exactly what i'd expect.

[Kymmy]

OT, but a newsbin fan here, used it for the last 12 years

[buba3d]

OT, but a newsbin fan here, used it for the last 12 years
naughty naughty:D

[bigsinky]

on my 100 mbit connection I'm making a solid 12.3 MB/sec from supernews using SABnzbd on a Linux platform