rees@apollo.UUCP (09/06/84)
In my opinion, "readnews -x" should never write out the .newsrc file, even if you have given the "-u" flag. I suggest the following fix, in readnews.c, writeoutrc(): *** readnews.c.bak Mon Mar 26 13:53:26 1984 --- readnews.c Thu Sep 6 10:12:12 1984 *************** *** 281,287 register int i, c; register char *p; ! if (!rcreadok) return; #ifdef VMS unlink(newsrc); --- 281,288 ----- register int i, c; register char *p; ! /* NEVER write it out if xflag */ ! if (xflag || !rcreadok) return; #ifdef VMS unlink(newsrc);