If you are not using the Open Source Internet Solutions version of INN, visit the link given in Where to Find More Information to obtain information on tuning the compilation process. A news server needs sufficient memory to operate efficiently.
Memory is consumed by each news reader that is connected to the server.
It is also important to allocate sufficient swap space. A common rule of thumb is to have 1.5 times the resident memory size allocated for swap space. The most critical task when establishing a news server is to properly set up the file systems that the news server will use. Unless these file systems are properly configured and tuned, other tuning activities will have little impact on the performance of the news server. Automatically balances the load across available devices With AdvFS, you can contain the news spool area in a single mounted file system.