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Also known as: max connections, connection limit
The number of simultaneous NNTP sessions an account may open, typically 8 to 60 depending on the plan. Each connection carries one article stream, so raising the count increases throughput until the line saturates. Past roughly 20 to 50 the gain is negligible and extra sessions mostly add latency and server load. Exceeding the limit rejects the surplus connections.
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