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From: KALASTAJA@cc.helsinki.fi (Teuvo Leinonen)
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: Re: NEWS.ITEM file going bad
Message-ID: <932@cc.helsinki.fi>
Date: 14 Oct 89 12:59:39 GMT
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In article <9164@ccavax.camb.com>, GLASSMANN@CCAVAX.CAMB.COM (Lenny Glassmann) writes:
> I've done this by creating a program which is stolen from NEWS' ADD FILE
> command.  It reads all of the ITM files in the directory tree, and creates a
> new NEWS.ITEMS file.  It runs in about 2 hours on a microVAX II with all of the
> comp.* and news.* groups, plus a few others.  Also, it does NOT create new
> newsitems, and therefore, everyone doesn't have to read everything again.  The
> only information that is lost is the time the items were added to the database,
> and any local expiration time that was set.  I built the program from NEWS
> V5.8a, I hope the NEWS.ITEMS layout has not changed in V5.9.  Also, this
> program expects NEWS.GROUPS to be intact.  Let me know if you want a copy of
> this program.

I have a duplicate key in my NEWS.ITEMS file. Messages like this appear in:
NEWS_MANAGER_DEV:<SKIMLOG>NEWSSKIM.LOG;992
Add <7770@cg-atla.UUCP> rec.music.misc: JUNK (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)
Add <7770@cg-atla.uucp> junk: REJECT (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)
Add <7771@cg-atla.UUCP> rec.boats: JUNK (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)
Add <7771@cg-atla.uucp> junk: REJECT (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)
Add <1075@uop.uop.EDU> comp.sys.ibm.pc: JUNK (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)
Add <1075@uop.uop.edu> junk: REJECT (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)
Add <1075@polari.UUCP> comp.lang.c: JUNK (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)
Add <1075@polari.uucp> junk: REJECT (Cannot add to Newsitem index file)

Is the only way to correct it to create a new version of NEWS.ITEMS file ?
In that case I would be interested in your program, would you kindly send it or
post it to this group.