diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
index 12b1073..1fea237 100644
--- a/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/news/article.rb
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ require 'net/nntp'
 
 class Article
 
-Debuglevel = 1
+Debuglevel = 0
 
 def initialize(server)
 	@messids = []
@@ -30,10 +30,8 @@ def add(messid, id, subject)
 end
 
 def get_articles(group, cachedir=false)
-	if cachedir
-		read_cache(group, cachedir)
-	end
-	resp, count, first, last,name = @nntp.group(group)
+	resp, count, first, last, name = @nntp.group(group)
+	read_cache(group, cachedir, first, last)
 	range = Set::IntSpan.new("#{first}-#{last}")
 	for i in (range.diff(@skip_ids).elements)
 		begin
@@ -52,9 +50,7 @@ def get_articles(group, cachedir=false)
 			print "whoopsie couldn't stat #{i}\n" if Debuglevel > 1
 		end
 	end
-	if cachedir
-		save_cache(group, cachedir)
-	end
+	save_cache(group, cachedir)
 end
 
 def get_groups
@@ -163,8 +159,10 @@ def set_skip_ids(ids)
 	return true
 end
 
-def read_cache(group, cachedir)
+def read_cache(group, cachedir, first=0, last=0)
 	filename = "#{cachedir}/#{group}.ripnewscache"
+	excludes = {}
+	@skip_ids.elements.collect!{|x| excludes[x]=true}
 	if FileTest.directory?( cachedir) and FileTest.file?( filename ) and FileTest.readable?( filename )
 		file = File.new( filename )
 		lines = file.readlines
@@ -174,8 +172,12 @@ def read_cache(group, cachedir)
 				#print "messid:  #{$1}\n"
 				#print "id:      #{$2}\n"
 				#print "subject: #{$3}\n"
-				add($1, $2, $3)
-				@skip_ids.insert($2.to_i)
+				unless excludes.has_key?($2.to_i) or
+					$2.to_i < first.to_i or 
+					$2.to_i > last.to_i
+					add($1, $2, $3)
+					@skip_ids.insert($2.to_i)
+				end
 			end
 		end
 	end
@@ -183,7 +185,7 @@ end
 
 def save_cache(group, cachedir)
 	filename = "#{cachedir}/#{group}.ripnewscache"
-	if FileTest.directory?( cachedir)
+	if FileTest.directory?( cachedir )
 		file = File.new( filename, "w" ) or print "couldn't open cachefile for writing\n"
 		for i in (0...@subjects.length)
 			file.print("#{@messids[i]}|#{@ids[i]}|#{@subjects[i]}\n")
@@ -355,6 +357,7 @@ end
 ###############################################################
 
 def subject_sort
+	print "Sorting articles\n"
 	sort_arr = []
 	for i in (0..@subjects.length)
 		print "subj sort #{@subjects[i]}\n" if Debuglevel >2