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[3-5-1] I am getting an "Operation timed out" error when retrieving my list of groups. [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica]This is a classic "lag" situation. Your news server is slow, or has unusually heavy traffic, so [Free]Agent thinks your link is dead and times out. [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica]In Free Agent under... [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica]Options | General Preferences | Online [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica]Adjust the "Go offline automatically after XXX seconds of no activity" value to something higher. [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica]In Agent under... [/FONT][/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica]Options | User and System Profile | Online [/FONT][/FONT]
[FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica][FONT=century gothic,arial,helvetica]Adjust the "Go offline automatically after XXX seconds of no activity" value to something higher. [/FONT][/FONT]
alt.usenet.offline-reader.forte-agent FAQ
**EDIT ** and you can always change your news server