FAQ - When multiple messages are queued for download I
see “Message is no longer available on server” or “Unable to
combine message parts”
The problem you are having could be caused by having News
Rover configured to try to make more simultaneous
connections to your news server than the server allows. All
news servers have some sort of limit on the maximum
simultaneous connections that each user can make. If you
exceed the limit, the server may refuse the connection, or
it may return various error codes.
When these server errors occur, News Rover may report that
the message is no longer available on the server or that it
is unable to combine message parts. Sometimes when this
happens, News Rover puts a black down-arrow icon
next to the message entry indicating that the download
failed and the message is "tagged" for later download. You
can click the down-arrow icon on the toolbar to retry the
pending downloads.
Each server has its own connection limit -- some servers
allow as few as 2 simultaneous connections while others
allow up to 10. A typical limit is 4 simultaneous
connections.
Go to the Configure/Server screen in News Rover and look at
the three values near the bottom of the screen in the group
labeled "Max. connections to server". The most critical of
the three is "Total", which limits the total connections
including both Autoscan and subscribed newsgroups. Set the
total allowed connections to 2 and see if that solves your
problem. If it does, gradually increase it until you start
having problems, then back it down one step.
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