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From: george@sysvis.UUCP
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Subject: Re: Another mangled article line...
Message-ID: <-1771096@sysvis>
Date: Mon, 14-Jul-86 18:04:00 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 14 18:04:00 1986
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Nf-From: sysvis.UUCP!george    Jul 14 17:04:00 1986


> If this *is* a compress bug (as someone who sounded knowledgeable guessed -
> I can't remember who...), then any sites that use compress for batching news
> may be vulnerable: maybe sites along the afflicted Path should state their
> version number & any local hacks.  We might be able to kill this one off
> quickly.  FYI, warwick is running 3.0, no hacks.  Are there any later
> versions?

> Alternatively, it could be a bit (or bits) trashed during transfer of a
> batch that compressed OK; but surely all transmission protocols specify some
> sort of checksum/error recovery method?  no?

Maybe it was introduced by some wayward program called "junker"
(as discussed so recently on this network).