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I have been using Newsbin for nearly a year now. For the last month or so, any new groups that I add I can't get Newsbin to download ANY headers. Even if the "Downloading Files" page shows that it is downloading the headers, they don't show up under the group tab on the main page when the download is finished. All of the groups I added earlier don't have this problem. Is there a maximum number of groups I can have in my groups list at any one time? Why will headers not d/l?

Do you see any errors in the logging tab?

There's no upper limit to the groups but I imagine there's some practical limit. It's pretty large though probably > 1000 groups. There's only 2000ish binary groups with real content. Hopefully you're not adding the entire 100,000 groups to the list.

I have approximately 80 groups in my group list. The only related entry I see on the logging page is: ERROR NEWS SERVER ERROR: Error talking to Server in initial connection.

I have approximately 80 groups in my group list. The only related entry I see on the logging page is: ERROR NEWS SERVER ERROR: Error talking to Server in initial connection.

In the server advanced options, try disabling "XFeatures" if it's enabled. Then restart Newsbin and try again. It's either a complete connection problem or you security software doesn't like XFeatures.

If Newsbin was working, you upgrade and it stops working, this typically means your security software is blocking it off the internet.