dwight@timeb.UUCP (Dwight Ernest) (10/12/84)
Subject: readnews 2.10.1 'H' bus errors in digests
Newsgroups: net.news.bugs
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While reading fa.human-nets today, I received a bus error - core dumped
while reading the digest when I attempt to enter an 'H' at the digest prompt.
I realize that 'H' might be inappropriate--in retrospect--but <he said
innocently> it shouldn't have dumped core and bus errored. Here's how
a screen dump from my PC looks like for the event...
Date: 10 October 1984 03:24-EDT
From: Jerry E. Pournelle <POURNE @ MIL-MC>
Subject: TMPLee @ MIT-MULTICS
Digest article 4 or 12 (6 lines) More? [ynq] H
readnews: 490 bus error - core dumped
$
Have I uncovered a previously unknown bug? Is this fixed in 2.10.2?
We're running 2.10.1.
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