Try right clicking the newsgroup in the folder list and in properties see if the include in the global index option is selected. I no longer have access to nntp servers once Mozilla decided it was something they did not want to support these days. But I almost brought Thunderbird to it's knees with the global search and indexer indexing huge lists of things on RSS feeds.

Try right clicking the newsgroup in the folder list and in properties see if the include in the global index option is selected.

hello, in the folder properties for newsgroups there is no "include in the global index" checkbox, only in email folders...

Anyway, the problem seems to have disappeared... after a couple of days of massive use of the RAM and slowness of the TB with no response stucks, now the RAM occupies around 700-800 MB and the execution speed is normal...

the fact remains that on that server I DO NOT use the automatic download of new headers, only manual, so I will not indicate the problem as solved...maybe I will update it if I notice further slowdowns...

> I could try to limit the number of headers downloaded in the account settings

For 21 years of messages...it would be advisable.

FWIW, I use blueworldhosting. It's free. snews://news.blueworldhosting.com.:563/alt.comp.software.thunderbird

FWIW, I use blueworldhosting. It's free. snews://news.blueworldhosting.com.:563/alt.comp.software.thunderbird

thanks for the report, I forwarded it to my newsgroup colleagues in a panic because from today Google is ending support for newsgroups...

> I could try to limit the number of headers downloaded in the account settings For 21 years of messages...it would be advisable.

mumble mumble...so in your opinion is it more or less normal for a newsreader to consume 20 GB RAM and freeze with a "no response" message while only downloading headers? it can be one year or 50 years of retention, IMHO the newsreader should download headers/messages in the background and possibly with a progress bar or popup that informs the user what the software is doing... I see you are Moderator and Top 10 Contributor, if even advanced users think this way I can do without posting a new bug on bugzilla and save time and effort, what do you say?

Hello there

https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/file-bug-report-or-feature-request-mozilla

Greetings Firefox volunteer

> I see you are Moderator and Top 10 Contributor, if even advanced users think this way I can do without posting a new bug on bugzilla and save time and effort, what do you say?

The cynicism is not lost on me.

I wasn't commenting on the initial 20gb.

Because I know every well the bug reports and how the news code works, and as someone who has been using news+Thunderbird for close to 20 years, I was suggesting that if you want even less resource usage on an ongoing basis, that reducing the article retention is the way to go.