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A storage method that files articles into directories derived from their arrival time rather than their newsgroup. Because everything written in the same period sits together, expiring old content becomes a matter of removing whole directories, which is far cheaper than tracking articles individually. It sits between tradspool and CNFS in practice, used where per-article files are wanted but expiry must stay fast.
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