Re: Can't reply-isng google-too busy

[Blair P. Houghton]

I don't think it's a "busy" problem.

Some threads act normally, others take 3 minutes to return a reply
form, and only return a blank one. This thread returns the form
immediately, but it's blank.

No telling exactly what is wrong, but it's server-side and it's
probably related to Google's almost nonexistent technical concern for
this heavily-used resource.

--Blair

 

[Michael Press]

In article
<[email protected]>,
"Blair P. Houghton" <[email protected]> wrote:

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> From: "Blair P. Houghton" <[email protected]>
> Newsgroups: rec.bicycles.tech
> Subject: Re: Can't reply-isng google-too busy
> Date: 25 Sep 2006 17:04:04 -0700
> Organization: http://groups.google.com
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> Xref: prodigy.net rec.bicycles.tech:686794
>
> I don't think it's a "busy" problem.
>
> Some threads act normally, others take 3 minutes to return a reply
> form, and only return a blank one. This thread returns the form
> immediately, but it's blank.
>
> No telling exactly what is wrong, but it's server-side and it's
> probably related to Google's almost nonexistent technical concern for
> this heavily-used resource.

They are not writing the References: header, either. But
you are not allowed to complain because you encouraged
them by using their gimcrack nntp-html portal.

I wish everyone used a nntp server and a real news reader.

--
Michael Press