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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
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Posted: Sat Jun 25 17:38:30 1983
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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
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