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Date:	Wed, 21 Feb 90 08:40:00 EST
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From:	Linda Littleton <LRL@PSUVM.bitnet>
Subject:      Re: Old files not being deleted
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References:  QQ43 AT LIVERPOOL.AC.UK -- Wed, 21 Feb 90 10:57:02 GMT
Message-ID: <90Feb21.092348est.57636@ugw.utcs.utoronto.ca>
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>I have  an batch of  old GROUP  and VLIB files  on the disk  which should
>have been deleted by the daily  purge, but haven't. No doubt this problem
>stems from when I  had difficulties in starting up. Is  it save to simply
>ERASE these by hand?

If the groups still exist in NETNEWS GROUPS (but just currently have no
articles in them), then no, don't erase these files.