chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) (09/10/89)
In case people Out There are wondering why topics laid to rest a month ago are coming back, it has something to do with one or more of the following sites: Path: haven!purdue!mailrus!sharkey!rjf001!hpftc!teemc!rphroy!edsews!uunet (I happen to believe that it is neither the first two nor the last.) -- In-Real-Life: Chris Torek, Univ of MD Comp Sci Dept (+1 301 454 7163) Domain: chris@mimsy.umd.edu Path: uunet!mimsy!chris
d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) (09/10/89)
In article <19501@mimsy.UUCP> chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes: >In case people Out There are wondering why topics laid to rest a month >ago are coming back, it has something to do with one or more of the >following sites: >Path: haven!purdue!mailrus!sharkey!rjf001!hpftc!teemc!rphroy!edsews!uunet Good that you pinted that out. I thought I had screwed software or had been dreaming true for a while... This has not happened in all newsgroups. Only comp.sys.mac that I can remember, though I read about 10 news groups. Anyone have any clues ? This has been quite distressing. Also, while speaking about comp.sys.mac, I think It's a good idea to split it in comp.sys.mac (which could deal with all non-hyper- card software) and comp.sys.mac.hardware (Yes, I prefer the longer name) I haven't seen the call for votes yet, but It isn't time yet (or is it ?) h+@nada.kth.se -- Moooo.
billwolf%hazel.cs.clemson.edu@hubcap.clemson.edu (William Thomas Wolfe, 2847 ) (09/11/89)
From article <1588@draken.nada.kth.se>, by d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte):
> This has not happened in all newsgroups. Only comp.sys.mac that I
> can remember, though I read about 10 news groups. Anyone have any
> clues ? This has been quite distressing.
I've seen it in soc.culture.nordic, comp.sw.components, and
a few other groups. The old articles seem to come in contiguous
runs, sometimes as few as one, sometimes five or ten at a time.
The length of the run seems to be proportional to the volume in
the newsgroup.
Bill Wolfe, wtwolfe@hubcap.clemson.edufmr@cwi.nl (Frank Rahmani) (09/12/89)
> Also, while speaking about comp.sys.mac, I think It's a good idea > to split it in comp.sys.mac (which could deal with all non-hyper- > card software) and comp.sys.mac.hardware (Yes, I prefer the longer > name) Pardon me? Do you really believe that hypercard has anything to do with hardware just because its ending in 'card'??? There's comp.sys.mac...for everything about Macs inclusive hardware comp.sys.mac.hypercard...for software and scripts for the programmable database Hypercard comp.sys.mac.programmer...for Mac system hackers (or should we say kernal hackers now they have AUX, arrgh, that's another newsgroup alltogether) and hardware related programming (device drivers..) I believe that those groups cater for all needs and that there is no need for yet another mac.whatever group. fmr@cwi.nl -- It is better never to have been born. But who among us has such luck? Maintainer's Motto: If we can't fix it, it ain't broke. These opinions are solely mine and in no way reflect those of my employer.
d88-jwa@nada.kth.se (Jon W{tte) (09/12/89)
In article <1001@sering.cwi.nl fmr@cwi.nl (Frank Rahmani) writes:
Also, while speaking about comp.sys.mac, I think It's a good idea
to split it in comp.sys.mac (which could deal with all non-hyper-
card software) and comp.sys.mac.hardware (Yes, I prefer the longer
^^^^^^^^
name)
Pardon me? Do you really believe that hypercard has anything
to do with hardware just because its ending in 'card'???
There's comp.sys.mac...for everything about Macs inclusive
hardware
Yes, and there's about 60 articles each morning :-( I think
that a split is inevitable, and my meaning was that comp.sys.mac
would suffice instead of comp.sys.mac.misc or comp.sys.mac.software
I believe that those groups cater for all needs and that there
is no need for yet another mac.whatever group.
h+@nada.kth.se
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Availability == 1 / (Brains x Beauty)story@can503.UUCP (Robert Story) (09/19/89)
In article <19501@mimsy.UUCP> chris@mimsy.UUCP (Chris Torek) writes: >In case people Out There are wondering why topics laid to rest a month >ago are coming back, it has something to do with one or more of the This is the THIRD time I have received this message. A lot of articles from the beginning of September seem to reappear every few days. My cron runs 'expire -e 10 -E 21 -i', is this the problem? Does anyone have any idea of what's happening? -- [ Robert Story ..{!utzoo!censor,!uunet!zardoz!avcoint}!avcocan!story ] [ SnailMail : AFS 201 Queens Avenue London Ontario Canada N6A 1J1 ] [ or : AFS 3349 Michelson Drive Irvine California USA 92715-1606 ] [ Voice : +1 519 672-4220 xtn 233 ]
scs@itivax.iti.org (Steve Simmons) (09/20/89)
story@can503.UUCP (Robert Story) writes: >This is the THIRD time I have received this message. A lot of articles from >the beginning of September seem to reappear every few days. My cron runs >'expire -e 10 -E 21 -i', is this the problem? Does anyone have any idea of >what's happening? If you're really running -E21 on September 18 and seeing an article from early September repeated several times, then your news software is broke or your history file is corrupted. As for the big loop of stuff with dates in early August, the system that did it has been tracked down independantly by numerous folks and has fixed their problem. -- Steve Simmons scs@vax3.iti.org Industrial Technology Institute Ann Arbor, MI. "Velveeta -- the Spam of Cheeses!" -- Uncle Bonsai