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From: BOFH <web@typo.org>
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.bsdi.misc
Subject: Re: What is the size of the newsfeed these days anyway?
Date: 5 Aug 1996 22:03:54 GMT
Organization: typo.org
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Message-ID: <4u5r4a$4e7@typo.org>
References: <3200DEEA.7FFA@waveinter.com> <Pine.BSI.3.94.960805094524.17110C-100000@picard.chickasaw.com> <4u5pof$684@moon.igcom.net>
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: : > I am a complete neophite with INN and news administration in general. I
: : > had uunet start a NNTP feed about 24 hours ago. This was supposed to be
: : > a partial feed of about 6000 groups (compared to around 16,000 groups in
: : > the active file I got from uunet). As of now I am VERY close to filling
: : > up the 1.2 gig drive I have mounted at /var/news. Does this sound
: : > right? I was under the impression that a FULL news feed was around a
: : > gig a day...
: : Depends upon your definition of "full".
: : If you're carrying the alt.binaries.pictures.* groups, you can fill a
: : drive very quickly.
: : If you're carrying alt.binaries.warez.*, a full feed is around 2 gigs a
: : day.
My UUCP server is being fed:
*,!clari*,!alt.binaries.warez*,!junk,!control
Its retention is 0.3 days on all groups. The nightly expire takes its
4 Gig spool drive down to perhaps 300 megs. By the time expire gets to
run again, it has perhaps 150 megs free.
If you're planning on a FULL feed (all 18,000 groups), Best have no less
than 16 gigs if you want any decent retention at all. Its also worth noting
that alt.binaries and alt.sex are the biggest groups (by megage) out there.