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From: karl@cheops.cis.ohio-state.edu (Karl Kleinpaste)
Newsgroups: news.software.b
Subject: Re: Question about sys file F flag
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Date: 11 Dec 89 15:24:40 GMT
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In-reply-to: mrapple@quack.UUCP's message of 10 Dec 89 00:16:30 GMT

mrapple@quack.uucp writes:
   There is nothing in the docs to suggest that the distributions
   must be included... is there?

"USENET Version B Installation," section 7.7, "Distributions":

"News 2.11 is much more particular about handling distributions
 than previous versions.  In particular, make sure that you
 have the distribution _world_ in every line of your sys file
 unless you are specifically limiting the distribution and are
 sure you know what you are doing."

   BTW: software is B 2.11 patchlevel 0.

Ouch.  Upgrade, upgrade.  2.11.19 is current and runs very well.

--Karl