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From: dp@adagio.chorus.fr (Didier Poirot)
Newsgroups: news.software.nntp
Subject: Bug in GROUP command ?
Message-ID: <2692@chorus.fr>
Date: 19 Jun 89 09:04:44 GMT
Sender: news@chorus.fr
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	I think there is a bug in the GROUP command:

Description
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 In the same session I query the server with the GROUP command two times 
(with the same newsgroup).
If there is a new article posted in the concerned group  between the 2 
calls, the second call gives me the same results as the first !! 
I have to close the server, and to start it again to get the right answer.

I dont think it's the normal way for an interactive  application to work.

Solution
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 I have made a little mod. in group.c to call read_groups() if the stat()
of the active file has changed since the last invokation of the command.
It slow down  a little when I enter the GROUP command, but now I have the right result. It is more faster than closing then starting the server.

	Can my mod be retained in the next patch ?

					didier

Internet Adress: dp@chorus.fr