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From: RIDOUT@ddnvx1.afwl.af.mil (Brian Ridout AFWL/SCEV (av) 244-1654 (505) 844-1654)
Newsgroups: news.software.anu-news
Subject: problem steping through the dir menu on high volume newsgroups
Message-ID: <2255@ddnvx1.afwl.af.mil>
Date: 17 Oct 89 10:05:21 GMT
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Hi all,
	I have been running ANU-NEWS V5.8A for a while now and have
been having a problem ever since I got a news feed.  whenever the
number of news items in a group get over some number it is difficult
to read the items. Example for the case today:

The display says there are 871 items in the newsgroup (#2262 - #3169).
notice anything wrong yet? ;-) I can step through the directory menu
just fine up to item 3132.  When I try to step down to item 3133 (the
871'st item) the display gets messed up it goes back to item 2302 with
all the information in the wrong columns. steping up six items brings 
the display back to normal.  Therefore I cannot get past item 3132.
If I run skim to lower the number of Items (I don't know what the
maximum number of items is) it is ok.

Has anyone had this problem?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks

Brian
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*  wl/scev                                                                 *
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