Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.3 4.3bsd-beta 6/6/85; site pyrnj.uucp Path: utzoo!watmath!clyde!burl!ulysses!mhuxr!mhuxn!ihnp4!nsc!pyramid!pyrnj!romain From: romain@pyrnj.uucp (Romain Kang) Newsgroups: net.news Subject: Re: funny article numbers Message-ID: <124@pyrnj.uucp> Date: Sun, 27-Oct-85 01:50:43 EST Article-I.D.: pyrnj.124 Posted: Sun Oct 27 01:50:43 1985 Date-Received: Mon, 28-Oct-85 03:55:20 EST References: <29@calma.UUCP> Organization: Pyramid Technology Corp, Woodbridge, NJ Lines: 20 Summary: C library bug -- fixed In article <29@calma.UUCP>, adams@calma.UUCP (Robert Adams) writes: > I have newly installed news software 2.10.2 in my Pyramid 90X and > have a problem I can't find. Every now and then, inews seems to > read the active file and assign a "next article" number as 9695?. > It happens in random groups, at random times, and after it has > successfully stored away other articles (in the same group even). > The history file says the it stored away article number 9695? > and the active file is updated to the new high number. Sorry to drop this on the net, but it's a irregular C library bug in scanf-related routines. This bug has since been fixed, thanks to topaz!hedrick (who also discovered the bug while working with inews). Contact your Pyramid office for the latest C libraries. -- --Romain Kang, Pyramid Technology Corporation US Mail: 900 Route 9, Woodbridge, NJ 07095 Ma Bell: (201) 750-2626 UUCPnet: {allegra,cmcl2,pyramid,topaz}!pyrnj!romain