Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Path: utzoo!mnetor!seismo!ut-sally!husc6!mit-eddie!apollo!rees From: rees@apollo.uucp (Jim Rees) Newsgroups: news.software.b Subject: Re: 2.11 cancel msg does not update history file Message-ID: <322f30f0.982f@apollo.uucp> Date: Mon, 29-Dec-86 08:12:14 EST Article-I.D.: apollo.322f30f0.982f Posted: Mon Dec 29 08:12:14 1986 Date-Received: Mon, 29-Dec-86 21:42:29 EST References: <301@rlgvax.UUCP> Reply-To: rees@apollo.UUCP (Jim Rees) Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, MA Lines: 10 I have recently noticed that when a 'cancel' control message is received from the network, that 2.11 news removes the article in the /usr/spool/news directory, but it does *not* remove the entry from the /usr/lib/news/history, history.pag and history.dir files. Probably a bug. Feature, not a bug. This prevents the article from getting installed if it comes in again later. Don't know about the 2.11 expire, but mine keeps the entry in the history file around for a couple of weeks, then deletes it.