dsp@ptsfa.UUCP (David St.Pierre) (04/16/85)
We've been using csendbatch/cunbatch for slightly over a month now. Our /tmp directory fairly regularly shows unbnews* files left over, usually with the article particlly de-compressed. My ONLY feed, dual, hasn't indicated any problems with received articles; one of the other sites fed by dual also indicates problems with munged articles, but not always the same ones. I've tried to ignore the problem, but things aren't getting any better. All 3 sites are news 2.10.2. We're SV_R2, 3B20s. Are any/most sites using compression without problems? I'm attaching one of spaf@gatech's most recent articles as a sample: Relay-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site ptsfa.UUCP Posting-Version: version B 2.10.2 9/18/84; site gatech.CSNET Path: ptsfa!dual!vecpyr!amd!gatech!usenet From: usenet@gatech.CSNET Newsgroups: mod.newslists,net.news.group Subject: Changes in active groups since last posting (Last changed: 27 February 1985) (Last changed: 12 April 1985) Message-ID: <5@gatech.CSNET> Date: 15 Apr 85 05:19:51 GMT Date-Received: 15 Apr 85 17:32:04 GMT Expires: 6 May 85 05:19:51 GMT Sender: spaf@gatech.CSNET Organization: School of Information and Computer Science, Georgia Tech Lines: 41 Approved: spaf@gatech.UUCP Xref: ptsfa mod.newslists:98 net.news.group:1048 This article reflects all changes to the List of Active Groups since the last posting of that list. What follows is a "diff" listing of the last posting with the current posting. Gene Spafford 15 April 1985 -------------------------------------------------------------------- *** oldactive Tue Apr 2 01:47:01 1985 --- newactive Mon Apr 15 00:17:26 1985 *************** *** 1,2 ! [Most recent change: 27 February 1985 by spaf] --- 1,2 ----- ! [Most recent change: 12 April 1985 by s GAsorSpaf Spaf MichSpaf ps: nuse i). Tftware0K). ThangednewsgThe n"ghangedand diThe ns. net.wThe n#!hangedMost rhangedes"and thrhangeds, i. GAinstehanged is abo ping prth Shangedhangedhangedxamhangeds. net.whangedping p imppand diand di Hobbyistsachrd mand dit the crtping pwewesorMost rand diand di#!and diCiBicwouldnping ps. net.wand di15 AMichom MMost r GAMost rRe: Nand diand diMost rftware2 aand diand dio Most r. Wh to aand diifele gMost r) Messand did mnts and mand dio and dise, wweand diew Sand did moups wiMost rxamMost r HobbyistsrtMost rand di@bbftwareand di<42@bb@bbted Most rse, w#!@bbSpaf d m@bbrotted ping ply--y byhangedping p@bbSpaf @bbping p@bbsite ol@bbping pse, imp GASpaf rtSpaf GA GA936n a Most r GAMost rSpaf #!Spaf 6
spaf@gatech.CSNET (Gene Spafford) (04/20/85)
In article <560@ptsfa.UUCP> dsp@ptsfa.UUCP (David St.Pierre) writes: >not always the same ones. I've tried to ignore the problem, but things >aren't getting any better. > >Are any/most sites using compression without problems? I'm attaching one >of spaf@gatech's most recent articles as a sample: > > > [...] > > >--- 1,2 ----- >! [Most recent change: 12 April 1985 by s GAsorSpaf Spaf MichSpaf ps: nuse i). Tftware0K). ThangednewsgThe n"ghangedand diThe ns. >net.wThe n#!hangedMost rhangedes"and thrhangeds, i. GAinstehanged is abo ping prth Shangedhangedhangedxamhangeds. >net.whangedping p imppand diand di Hobbyistsachrd mand dit the crtping pwewesorMost rand diand di#!and diCiBicwouldnping ps. >net.wand di15 AMichom MMost r GAMost rRe: Nand diand diMost rftware2 aand diand dio Most r. Wh to aand diifele gMost r) >Messand did mnts and mand dio and dise, wweand diew Sand did moups wiMost rxamMost r HobbyistsrtMost rand di@bbftwareand di<42@bb@bbted Most rse, w#!@bbSpaf d m@bbrotted ping ply--y byhangedping p@bbSpaf @bbping p@bbsite ol@bbping pse, imp GASpaf rtSpaf GA GA936n a Most r GAMost rSpaf #!Spaf 6 Well, gee, that looks okay to me. I mean, that's just what I wrote and the way I meant it. I stand behind every incomprehensible word of it, in fact. On a more serious note, I feed compressed news to 5 or 6 sites and have no problems. Same with reception. I'd say to check and make sure that no one has modified compress in any way. Additionally, make sure that anyone running it on a Vax didn't compile it with the -O option...as I remember, that caused flakey results at some sites. There is also a define you need to set if your machine treats unsigned characters as signed. It's in the code near the top -- does that apply to any of the machine involved? -- Gene "4 months and counting" Spafford The Clouds Project, School of ICS, Georgia Tech, Atlanta GA 30332 CSNet: Spaf @ GATech ARPA: Spaf%GATech.CSNet @ CSNet-Relay.ARPA uucp: ...!{akgua,allegra,hplabs,ihnp4,linus,seismo,ulysses}!gatech!spaf