It seems that imported posts from Usenet aren't automatically added to the search index, although some of us would like to see that differently ;)

I'd like to see a working example of this on 3.0.0 Gold if someone has it... I think it would add a ton of functionality to my board, but I'd like to see some implementation first. :)

Thanks!!!

I remember noting that. Before inserting, gateway.php searches for the same subject. It really should insert the post by looking up the reference field.

The original gateway.php does not have reference field, hence it was implemented this way.

One of the TO DO, ie. if no official release comes out soon.:)

Another thing on the TO DO list is the text wrapping for quoted text. Quoted text is wrapped unnecessary at the moment. "> >"s are added to quoted text pushing the line beyond the 72 characters.

For people who have problems importing or herhaps search index building, please check your web server's error log. There might be clues in there.

One important setting in php.ini you need to change for vB3 is:

memory_limit = 16M ; Maximum amount of memory a script may consume

The default memory_limit is 8MB. vB3 will cripple with only 8MB, but only for large queries.

I've had it running for awhile - I'm gatewaying four newsgroups. Works fine under vB3 Gold.

http://ebassist.com

/me waits patiently for an official usenet gateway release for VB3 Gold

Well, #1, I dont have access to that file, I think...it would be controlled by my host, right?

Secondly, I'm not sure what you mean by search index building. That all happens automatically, right? You can go to my site here and search on the word "party" it is in a TON of the usenet posts and you won't get one hit.

search index building has to be done manually through the control panel as far as i know

No, I have a routine to do that in the script after the post is imported.

Around line 364, I have:

build_post_index($postid,$foruminfo);

If the script has an error when building the search index, then the search index won't get built. Also if the "similar thread" function is turned on. It uses the fetch_similar_threads function. This function takes a lot of memory in vB3. If you have only 8MB, then that could well be your problem.

Have you checked your error log? what is your memeory_limit setting?

Yes, your host will control the php.ini file. However, the chances are you can use .htaccess in your forums' directory and increase your memory_limit through an entry of: php_flag

If unclear, google .htaccess and php_flag.

Again, have you checked your error log?