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From: rees@apollo.UUCP
Newsgroups: net.news.b
Subject: readnews -x shouldn't write out .newsrc
Message-ID: <219ad147.1de6@apollo.uucp>
Date: Thu, 6-Sep-84 10:15:03 EDT
Article-I.D.: apollo.219ad147.1de6
Posted: Thu Sep  6 10:15:03 1984
Date-Received: Sat, 15-Sep-84 07:32:57 EDT
Organization: Apollo Computer, Chelmsford, Mass.
Lines: 26

In my opinion, "readnews -x" should never write out the .newsrc file,
even if you have given the "-u" flag.  I suggest the following fix,
in readnews.c, writeoutrc():

*** readnews.c.bak	Mon Mar 26 13:53:26 1984
--- readnews.c	Thu Sep  6 10:12:12 1984
***************
*** 281,287
  	register int i, c;
  	register char *p;
  
! 	if (!rcreadok)
  		return;
  #ifdef VMS
  	unlink(newsrc);

--- 281,288 -----
  	register int i, c;
  	register char *p;
  
! 	/* NEVER write it out if xflag */
! 	if (xflag || !rcreadok)
  		return;
  #ifdef VMS
  	unlink(newsrc);