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From: bob@rel.mi.org (Bob Leffler)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.xenix
Subject: Re: Installing news on SCO Xenix 386
Summary: xenix 286 & news
Keywords: B news Xenix
Message-ID: <1208@rel.mi.org>
Date: 17 Jul 89 22:47:35 GMT
References: <12680@well.UUCP> <428@holston.UUCP>
Distribution: comp
Organization: EDS/FISD, Detroit, MI
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In article <428@holston.UUCP>, barton@holston.UUCP (barton) writes:
> In article <12680@well.UUCP>, llz@well.UUCP (Lyle Zumbach) writes:
> > Version 2.3.1.  The software seems to compile just fine, but when
> > I try to run readnews or postnews I get the following error:
> > readnews: Segmentation violation -- Core dumped
> I have been getting the same error for some time. We are running
> the binaries sco distributed free. It seems to manifest itself
> on our system (286 sco 2.2.1/5MEG Ram) whenever there are new
> directories created in the news SPOOLDIR in large numbers.
> Can anyone tell me what is actually causing this problem? Any
> suggested permanent solutions. Apparently, since 386's are

I've been running 2.11.17 version on Xenix/286 2.2.1 without a hitch.
I will admit that I use vnews instead of readnews, which might 
explain why I never have seen the error.

For those interested, I ran 2.11.14 on Xenix/86 for a couple  years
without any major problems. (except cpu cycles :^)  )

bob


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