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From: rees@apollo.uucp (Jim Rees)
Newsgroups: net.news
Subject: Re: "orphaned response" considered harmful (a constructive mild flame)
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Date: Tue, 6-Aug-85 09:40:59 EDT
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I have thought about a general mechanism for filtering articles as you
describe, but haven't had the time or inclination to do anything about
it.  Meanwhile the hacks pile up in inews.c.

Here is a list of sites guilty of sending out orphaned responses over
the last two weeks.  Some of these originated orphaned responses, and
some just replied to them.  Those that originated them (the biggest
offender is HP; where is their SA?) should install the latest notes
software, because they are running old buggy stuff.  Those that just
replied, and any one else who cares, should install the filter given at
the end of this message.

convexs
datacube
druak
faust
hpcnof
hpfcla
hpfclg
hpfclm
hpfclo
hpfclp
hpfclq
hpfclt
hpfcly
hpfcmp
hpfcms
hpfcmt
hpfcrs
hpgrla
hplvle
ihu1g
lll-crg
mnetor
phri
pyuxd
rti-sel
smu
sun
utastro
whuts
wlcrjs

Here is the filter to reject orphaned responses.  This goes in inews.c.

***************
*** 560,565
  		xxit(1);
  	}
  
  	if (is_ctl) {
  		control(&header);
  		localize("control");

--- 569,579 -----
  		xxit(0);
  	}
  
+ 	if (!strcmp(header.title, "Re: Orphaned Response")) {
+ 		logerr("Rejected orphaned response");
+ 		xxit(0);
+ 	}
+ 
  	if (is_ctl) {
  		control(&header);
  		localize("control");