Move on to priority 2 server if priority 1 cannot connect?

[mjpierce]

Just a question. If a priority 1 server cannot be contacted, say for DNS lookup failures, will the priority 2 server(s) be tried right away or will the priority 1 servers
be tried again first?

[Stan]

That's a tough one to answer. I don't think I ever had my servers that cannot be contacted.

But at some point it should move on to #2, you also could disable, in Newsbin Pro, the server(s) that cannot be contacted till it's working.

As long as you still leave at least one working, things will be fine.

[Quade]

Some people pay significantly more for their secondary servers than for their primary. For example my secondary has limited downloads but DMCA's slower than other servers.

So I'm suggesting moving on from a dead server isn't the right answer for many. I don't think there's a universal answer.

It won't move on to a secondary server until the primary is checked first. If the connection to the primary is dead then it can't check the primary.

I'll have to think about it.