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From: trevor@trevan.uucp (0000-trevor(0000))
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: 'C' inews breaks on microport v/at
Summary: I just got rid of the . in the sed script
Message-ID: <1989Sep4.191242.864@trevan.uucp>
Date: 4 Sep 89 19:12:42 GMT
References: <1989Sep2.021840.5452@cocktrice.uucp>
Organization: Trevan Designs Limited
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In article <1989Sep2.021840.5452@cocktrice.uucp>, root@cocktrice.uucp (0000-Admin(0000)) writes:
> In installing the Cnews system under Microport V/AT, I have found that
> the inews shell script breaks somewhere using egrep to locate the
> groups to post to.
> 

....

> #egreppat="^(` sed -e 's/[.+*()|[]/\\\\&/g' -e 's/,/|/g' <$nglist `) "

I just got rid of the . ie

egreppat="^(` sed -e 's/[+*()|[]/\\\\&/g' -e 's/,/|/g' <$nglist `) "

It seems to work for postgroup but I am *NOT* an egrep expert and would like
to know what is going on if any one can enlighten me.
		regards trevor