Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site umcp-cs.UUCP Path: utzoo!linus!wivax!decvax!harpo!seismo!rlgvax!cvl!umcp-cs!chris From: chris@umcp-cs.UUCP Newsgroups: net.news.b Subject: Re: readnews -n newsgroup -x (bug) Message-ID: <200@umcp-cs.UUCP> Date: Sat, 25-Jun-83 17:38:30 EDT Article-I.D.: umcp-cs.200 Posted: Sat Jun 25 17:38:30 1983 Date-Received: Sun, 26-Jun-83 02:10:05 EDT References: <3381@genrad.UUCP> Organization: Univ. of Maryland, Computer Science Dept. Lines: 18 I can suggest a fix. I haven't actually looked but from the symptoms you describe I'll bet readnews is looping on an access system call, or an open (just about the same thing). I suggest that the 'active' file contain not only the next item number, but the first, also. Expire could keep this up to date. So your active file might look like: ... net.unix-wizards 03400 03117 net.trivia 00106 00099 ... Readnews and such could start from the second number, instead of 0 or 1. - Chris -- UUCP: {seismo,allegra,brl-bmd}!umcp-cs!chris CSNet: chris@umcp-cs ARPA: chris.umcp-cs@UDel-Relay