Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-30 Thread Ron Johnson
On 03/29/2011 03:57 AM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 03/29/2011 03:35 AM, Paul Crawford wrote: [snip] Do you have a 64-bit CPU machine (e.g. I do, but run 32-bit Linux for greater compatibility and due to only have 2GB RAM)? If so you could boot off a 64-bit live CD, set enough swap space and just le

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-29 Thread Ron Johnson
On 03/29/2011 04:23 AM, Duncan wrote: [snip] Whether it's worth the additional overhead I don't know... If you've>16G of physical memory, it likely is, and almost certainly is with>32G physical memory, due to the reduction in low-memory pressure, but under 16G... :) No... 8GB is enough for

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-29 Thread Duncan
Ron Johnson posted on Tue, 29 Mar 2011 03:09:22 -0500 as excerpted: > It's 32-bit. Running "top" clearly shows pan's memory usage (RES) > growing and growing. At about 3GB (a processes' address space in x86) > it barfs. FWIW, on Linux that's a kernel option (with 2.6 kernels, anyway). With th

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-29 Thread Ron Johnson
On 03/29/2011 03:35 AM, Paul Crawford wrote: [snip] Do you have a 64-bit CPU machine (e.g. I do, but run 32-bit Linux for greater compatibility and due to only have 2GB RAM)? If so you could boot off a 64-bit live CD, set enough swap space and just let it crunch away. That just might work!

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-29 Thread Paul Crawford
On 29/03/11 09:09, Ron Johnson wrote: On 03/29/2011 02:12 AM, Paul Crawford wrote: On 29/03/11 07:33, Ron Johnson wrote: 5 hours... $ date && pan --no-gui headers:alt.binaries.dvd ; date Mon Mar 28 20:25:33 CDT 2011 terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc' what(): std::

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-29 Thread Ron Johnson
On 03/29/2011 02:12 AM, Paul Crawford wrote: On 29/03/11 07:33, Ron Johnson wrote: 5 hours... $ date && pan --no-gui headers:alt.binaries.dvd ; date Mon Mar 28 20:25:33 CDT 2011 terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc' what(): std::bad_alloc Aborted Tue Mar 29 01:27:17 C

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-29 Thread Paul Crawford
On 29/03/11 07:33, Ron Johnson wrote: 5 hours... $ date && pan --no-gui headers:alt.binaries.dvd ; date Mon Mar 28 20:25:33 CDT 2011 terminate called after throwing an instance of 'std::bad_alloc' what(): std::bad_alloc Aborted Tue Mar 29 01:27:17 CDT 2011 That sounds like it ran out of memor

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-28 Thread Ron Johnson
On 03/28/2011 08:15 PM, Ron Johnson wrote: On 03/28/2011 06:49 PM, Duncan wrote: Ron Johnson posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:49:53 -0500 as excerpted: 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 (wh

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-28 Thread Ron Johnson
On 03/28/2011 06:49 PM, Duncan wrote: Ron Johnson posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:49:53 -0500 as excerpted: 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

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request: CLI operation

2011-03-28 Thread Duncan
Ron Johnson posted on Sun, 27 Mar 2011 15:49:53 -0500 as excerpted: > 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"

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request

2008-12-14 Thread Duncan
Derek Turner posted 49454db3.6070...@jerseymail.co.uk, excerpted below, on Sun, 14 Dec 2008 18:17:23 +: > I'd like an 'ignore all threads started by this author (and mark read)' > can it be done or would this be a new feature? It's one thing ignoring > the group's resident troll but people /

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request: add port to servers, label servers for use with localhost

2008-01-02 Thread Duncan
Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Wed, 02 Jan 2008 12:07:56 -0800: > Also: I guess I'm not the only one to say it, but expanding Pan to post > binary attachments might be nice too. Seems to be a big disadvantage > vis a vis XNews etc etc. Other than these th

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: add port to servers, label servers for use with localhost

2008-01-02 Thread Phil
--- Jack Cuyler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > As a workaround for your issue, you could use > aliases to your /etc/hosts > and then use those aliases rather than an IP or > "localhost" in pan. For > example, say that you are using 3 news servers, > new.gigaserver.com, > news.servernews.com

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request: add port to servers, label servers for use with localhost

2008-01-01 Thread Jack Cuyler
On Mon, 19 Nov 2007 05:32:58 -0800, Phil wrote: > I'm very disapppointed that the new Pan has removed the ability to add a > meaningful user-defined label to a server (instead of the undescriptive > "1", "2" etc). "newsrc-1" is a lot less meaningful than "newsrc-uninews" > or whatever. > > Also,

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request: add port to servers, label servers for use with localhost

2007-12-12 Thread walt
Phil wrote: ... Is this the wrong list for this request? (No response) It's one right place, but this group has been oddly quiet, and I think it's partly because reaching this list through gmane.org seems to be broken. Otherwise you surely would have had a response from Duncan by now. I th

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request: add port to servers, label servers for use with localhost

2007-12-12 Thread Phil
--- Phil <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm very disapppointed that the new Pan has removed > the ability to add a meaningful user-defined label > to > a server (instead of the undescriptive "1", "2" > etc). > "newsrc-1" is a lot less meaningful than > "newsrc-uninews" or whatever. > > Also, the s

[Pan-users] Re: Feature Request: More connections per server

2007-08-23 Thread Duncan
Greg Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Fri, 24 Aug 2007 02:32:39 +: > On Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:03:29 +, Duncan wrote: > >> ... if you edit the (text based) config files directly, in this case >> servers.xml, you can set parameters outside those available

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request to colorize group names.

2007-08-12 Thread Duncan
Greg Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sun, 12 Aug 2007 00:03:23 +: > On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:09:21 +, Duncan wrote: > >> This could be useful. Have you filed a feature request bug yet? If >> not, please do, then post the bug number or full URL here,

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request to colorize group names.

2007-08-11 Thread Greg Lee
On Sat, 11 Aug 2007 23:09:21 +, Duncan wrote: > This could be useful. Have you filed a feature request bug yet? If > not, please do, then post the bug number or full URL here, so those that > wish can comment (effectively vote) on the request. Now, I have. The bug number is 465818 and the

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request to colorize group names.

2007-08-11 Thread Duncan
Greg Lee <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:17:31 +: > For instance, to keep track of which gmane groups I have posting rights > in, I'd like to make names green. > > Thunderbird has a feature like this, except they've invented attribute > n

[Pan-users] Re: Feature Request

2006-12-12 Thread Duncan
Gary Jackson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Tue, 12 Dec 2006 09:52:49 -0600: > I was wondering if there are any plans to be able to post binaries to > usenet with Pan. Kind of like Xnews does, select the files, encode and > split them using yenc, then post the

[Pan-users] Re: feature request

2006-11-02 Thread Duncan
"Artur Jachacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Thu, 02 Nov 2006 21:54:17 +: > On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:33:10 -0500, John Aldrich wrote: > >> I don't know if this is something that would be doable before 1.0 comes >> out, but it would be nice to be able to sel

[Pan-users] Re: feature request

2006-11-02 Thread Artur Jachacy
On Thu, 02 Nov 2006 16:33:10 -0500, John Aldrich wrote: > I don't know if this is something that would be doable before 1.0 comes out, > but it would be nice to be able to select MULTIPLE newsgroups at one time so > that you could do a mass subscribe instead of having to select one, subscribe >

[Pan-users] Re: Feature Request: Bandwidth Throttling

2006-09-18 Thread Duncan
Brian Morrison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Mon, 18 Sep 2006 19:43:21 +0100: > On Mon, 18 Sep 2006 10:52:40 -0400 > Brian Pack <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> So maybe the limit is a good thing. Although I'd be happier with a limit >> of 5 or 6. :) > > GNKSA

[Pan-users] Re: Feature Request: Posting Only / Disabled Servers

2006-08-27 Thread Duncan
"Jack Cuyler" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Sun, 27 Aug 2006 04:39:41 +: > Since many servers limit the total bytes transferred in a given month, > it would be nice if Pan would allow a server to be marked as "disabled". > That way, when the monthly limit

[Pan-users] Re: feature request: show arbitrary headers

2006-07-28 Thread Duncan
John Steele Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Thu, 27 Jul 2006 07:09:14 +0900: > On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:59:23 +, Duncan wrote: >> (Do a search for a similar open request first tho, in case someone's >> already requested it, thus avoiding a duplicate. Sti

[Pan-users] Re: feature request: show arbitrary headers

2006-07-26 Thread John Steele Scott
On Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:59:23 +, Duncan wrote: > (Do a search for a similar open request first tho, in case someone's > already requested it, thus avoiding a duplicate. Still post a bug link in > any case, tho, so others can add their vote if they want.) Aha, this is bug 131212:

[Pan-users] Re: feature request: show arbitrary headers

2006-07-26 Thread Duncan
John Steele Scott <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Wed, 26 Jul 2006 12:25:31 +0900: > I often use Pan to read groups on gmane. I use pan on gmane to follow this group/list. =8^) > Gmane appends an "Archived-At" header to all messages, which contains a > permanen

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request for Pan Beta

2006-06-28 Thread Brad Sims
Another feature I would like is printing articles, I don't see them in the beta, but then I built it without Gnome, Now If it could print jpg/png attatchments that would be even better -- Disclaimer: Elvis would agree with me, but he's got dirt in his mouth. _

Re: [Pan-users] Re: Feature request for Pan Beta

2006-06-28 Thread Brad Sims
On Wednesday 28 June 2006 12:08 pm, Duncan wrote: > I didn't use the feature often and hadn't yet missed it, but it was very > convenient to have when it /was/ of use, and I'm sure I would have > eventually needed it, looked for it, missed it, and filed a request of my > own, if this one hadn't com

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request for Pan Beta

2006-06-28 Thread Duncan
"Artur Jachacy" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> posted [EMAIL PROTECTED], excerpted below, on Tue, 27 Jun 2006 23:19:35 +: > On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:31:56 -0700, walt wrote: > >> Brad Sims wrote: >>> On the post editor, could we get a line number and column number at the >>> bottom somewhere?... +1 here

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request for Pan Beta

2006-06-27 Thread Artur Jachacy
On Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:31:56 -0700, walt wrote: > Brad Sims wrote: >> On the post editor, could we get a line number and column number at the >> bottom somewhere?... > > I always enable that feature in emacs for general-purpose editing, but I > confess I've never felt the need in a newsreader. C

[Pan-users] Re: feature request: number of new posts in thread (xx)

2006-05-26 Thread Kevin Gottsman
On Thu, 25 May 2006 19:22:26 +0200, Artur Jachacy wrote: > > Speaking of that, I'd also like to see a count of all posts in a thread. > I second the proposal. I really miss the feature when reading through text groups. Kevin ___ Pan-users mailing li

[Pan-users] Re: feature request: number of new posts in thread (xx)

2006-05-25 Thread Artur Jachacy
henri naccache wrote: haven't used the 0.14 pan since the first release of the new series reading rec.games.pinball daily i miss the number of new posts in a thread info thanks henri Speaking of that, I'd also like to see a count of all posts in a thread. Artur --

Re: [Pan-users] Re: feature request

2006-05-08 Thread Les Newell
Both of those suggestions get my vote as well. Reordering columns is something I really miss from 0.14.x. Les Duncan wrote: My vote here would be for PAN to simply remember what it was set for last. If the subject column was very wide, keep it that way. If it was narrow, keep it that way. Id

[Pan-users] Re: feature request

2006-05-08 Thread Duncan
henri naccache posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, excerpted below, on Sun, 07 May 2006 11:12:20 -0700: > henriWould it be possible to have the header pane right justify the date > column when resizing? > that way the subject column could be as wide as possible. currently > after i resize pan i drag the

[Pan-users] Re: Feature request: Increase image preview to three parts.

2005-11-29 Thread Duncan
Brad Sims posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, excerpted below, on Mon, 28 Nov 2005 17:35:16 -0600: > I've several groups which have three part binaries and would like to > preview them in Pan before downloading them. Is there a setting somewhere > in the source code I can tweak if this is a GINSKA requir

[Pan-users] Re: FEATURE Request: Clear Find Fields

2005-11-28 Thread Duncan
Peter posted <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, excerpted below, on Sun, 27 Nov 2005 05:49:31 -0500: > When using the find text box to filter results in the Groups or Header > Panes it would be useful to have a button to use to clear the entry. > Currently, unless I am missing something, the only way to retrie