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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

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