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Appendix D
Configuration Files
proxy.config.nntp.obey_control_cancel
INT
0
Enables (1) or disables (0) the obey cancel
control messages option. When enabled,
Traffic Server deletes the article from the
cache when it receives a cancel control
message.
proxy.config.nntp.obey_control_
newgroup
INT
0
Enables (1) or disables (0) the obey
newgroups control messages option.
proxy.config.nntp.obey_control_
rmgroup
INT
0
Enables (1) or disables (0) the obey rmgroups
control messages option.
proxy.config.nntp.inactivity_timeout
INT
600
Specifies the number of seconds that idle
NNTP connections can remain open. HP
recommends that you specify a value of at
least 3 minutes.
proxy.config.nntp.check_newgroups_
every
INT
86400
Specifies how often (in seconds) Traffic
Server polls parent NNTP servers for new
groups.
You must list the NNTP servers you want to
poll in the
nntp_servers.config
file
(refer to
nntp_servers.config‚ on page 177
).
proxy.config.nntp.check_newnews_
every
INT
900
Specifies how often (in seconds) Traffic
Server checks new news on the NNTP
servers.
proxy.config.nntp.check_cancels_every
INT
3600
Specifies how often (in seconds) Traffic
Server polls parent NNTP servers for
canceled articles.
proxy.config.nntp.maintain_every
INT
120
Specifies how often Traffic Server checks
NNTP activities.
proxy.config.nntp.check_pull_every
INT
600
Specifies how often Traffic Server caches
news articles form pull groups.
proxy.config.nntp.group_check_parent_
every
INT
300
Specifies how often Traffic Server polls
parent NNTP servers for new articles.
proxy.config.nntp.group_check_parent_
adapt
INT
128
When enabled (1), Traffic Server adapts to
the article arrival rate by allowing checks to
be done up to
n
times the base rate when no
articles are seen.
proxy.config.nntp.group_check_cluster_
every
INT
60
Specifies how often Traffic Server polls other
nodes in the cluster for new articles.
proxy.config.nntp.group_sync_every
INT
600
Specifies how often Traffic Server
synchronizes articles in memory to the cache.
proxy.config.nntp.group_expire_every
INT
28800
Specifies how often Traffic Server checks for
articles that have been collected by garbage
collectors and clears them from the overview.
Configuration Variable
Data Type
Default Value
Description