Hi,
The GUI interface is great, but not so optimized for downloading the
headers of big groups.
So, I request a separate program pan-get-headers (which is part of the
pan2 source tree and thus gets built when you run "make") that uses the
already-existing pan nntp functions.
It would work something like:
$ pan-get-headers --group=alt.really.big --all
$ pan-get-headers --group=alt.really.big --new
$ pan-get-headers --group=alt.really.big --days=nn
$ pan-get-headers --group=alt.really.big --latest=nn
This would all one to do something like:
$ for i in `seq 30 30 990`; do \
> pan-get-headers --group=alt.really.big --days=${i}; \
> done
It could also have a progress meter option to display percentage complete.
Yes, it would have limited functionality for established users who
already have their group headers for a stable set of groups, but is
invaluable for new users and even for "established users" subscribing to
a large group.
Actually, it might also be useful for established users. They could
create a cron job to run once a day (while at work, for example) so as
to minimize the number of new headers fetched when in the GUI and
entering a group.
Sincerely,
Ron
--
"Neither the wisest constitution nor the wisest laws will secure
the liberty and happiness of a people whose manners are universally
corrupt."
Samuel Adams, essay in The Public Advertiser, 1749
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