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From: SMITH%MCCLB0.MED.NYU.EDU@CUNYVM.CUNY.EDU (Ross Smith: (212) 340-5356)
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Subject: FIX for Bug in V5.9x Processing of some NEWS batches
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Date: 8 Jan 90 19:55:00 GMT
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Hi everybody:
     
I just got the following patch for NEWSADD.C which I installed and tested
this morning.  It successfully ADDed all the news items in the 417 block
newsbatch file which I had abstracted in my posting a few days ago.  So I
guess this is a good fix.  I am currently not able to test it more thoroughly
since we managed to get NNTP to work again, and do not need this kind of mail
news feed (at least until NNTP breaks again).
     
Thanks, John, for the help. I really appreciate it!
     
=============================== John's Reply =============================
     
Date: Sun, 7 Jan 90 21:17 CST
From: NUNN%cl.uh.edu@RELAY.CS.NET
Subject: RE: Bug in V5.9x NEWS processin some NEWS batches
To: SMITH%MCCLB0.MED.NYU.EDU@cunyvm.cuny.edu
     
>I think this is a bug.  Clearly V5.8 and the V5.9x versions behave
>differently, adn the differences essentially make V5.9x unusable with a news
>feed via mail of the type we were getting.
     
        Ross,
     
        I experienced the same problem,  and after checking I
        found that a change made for 5.8 broke my batch adds.
        The patch below fixed the problem.
     
        Let me know if this corrects your problem.
     
        John
     
*** newsadd.c;3
--- newsadd.c;2
**************
*** 1513,1519
          return(0);
          }
        } while (!strcmp(add_inline,"\f\n"));
-       if (!strncmp(add_inline,"From:",5)) first_msg = 0;
      }
     
    else if (n_stripping) {
--- 1513,1518 -----
          return(0);
          }
        } while (!strcmp(add_inline,"\f\n"));
      }
     
    else if (n_stripping) {
     
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