Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA Path: utzoo!linus!decvax!harpo!seismo!brl-tgr!wmartin From: wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: .newsrc ignored when using N Message-ID: <3059@brl-tgr.ARPA> Date: Fri, 22-Jun-84 12:20:17 EDT Article-I.D.: brl-tgr.3059 Posted: Fri Jun 22 12:20:17 1984 Date-Received: Sat, 23-Jun-84 07:20:30 EDT Organization: Ballistics Research Lab Lines: 11 It seems that, when one uses the "N net.something" command while running readnews, the .newsrc entry for group "net.something" is ignored, and the reader is presented with the header for the first posting in that group that remains on his host. Why is this? Why isn't he presented with the first unseen entry, as would seem to be the desired action? (I guess I'm asking if this is intentional, and, if so, for what reason, or if it is a bug.) Will