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From: tneff@bfmny0.UU.NET (Tom Neff)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Unofficial Re^n Patch for B News 2.11
Keywords: Why???
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Date: 21 Sep 89 15:12:00 GMT
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In article <1565@jolnet.ORPK.IL.US> root@jolnet.UUCP (System Administrator) writes:
>it just occurred to me why should we have to patch the news to fix
>a problem with nn?  It really does not make much sense to me.

NN has already been patched for those who want to upgrade, but there is
no way to legislate that everyone in fact upgrade (just as there is no
way to legislate that people shall not post news as root :-) ).  My
patch renders the non-upgraders harmless, silently.  It needn't stay
around long, I'm sure.  Just try it.
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"My God, Thiokol, when do you      \\    Tom Neff
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