david@starsoft.UUCP (Dave Lowrey) (06/02/90)
>Has anyone had any problem deleting articles under the ANEWS distributed >with Amiga UUCP 1.05D? > >I like this version of ANEWS much better, since I can post and reply from >it. But how do I get rid of the articles that I have read and don't want >to keep? I have been telling it to delete the articles (the "d" key), but >after I finish the newsgroup, the system tells they are all there again, with >the same number of unread messages! > If you have a C compiler, you can put this small fix in the code: In there is a file called news.c. The following lattice diff file shows the changes necessary to make the delete command work correctly. It also fixes a "bug" that caused the group you just finished reading to be re-scanned. With the fix, when you finish a group, the next group is scanned, and you are asked if you want to read it. ==================Start of diff file - Cut here ================= TO TRANSFORM Onews.c INTO news.c ... *** CHANGE 382 IN Onews.c TO [382,383] IN news.c *** < return ('n'); --------------- > free_directory(1); > return ('$'); =======================End of diff file =========================== There is another "bug" that causes the 'followup' commands 'f & F' to be confused with the 'reply' commands 'r & R'. To fix this, you edit showart.c. In function 'showart' there is a switch statement. Just switch the contents of the 'r' and the 'f' cases. Hope this helps...... ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- These words be mine. The company doesn't care, because I am the company! :-) Dave Lowrey | In Texas: {uhnix1,moray}!starsoft!david Starbound Software Group | The World: dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (amdahl!dwl10) Houston, TX |
ted@nieland.DAYTON.OH.US (Ted Nieland) (06/02/90)
Has anyone had any problem deleting articles under the ANEWS distributed with Amiga UUCP 1.05D? I like this version of ANEWS much better, since I can post and reply from it. But how do I get rid of the articles that I have read and don't want to keep? I have been telling it to delete the articles (the "d" key), but after I finish the newsgroup, the system tells they are all there again, with the same number of unread messages! -- M. Edward (Ted) Nieland Ted@NIELAND.DAYTON.OH.US (aka uunet!dayvb!nieland!ted)
maverick@floopy.UUCP (Thomas Schwarz) (06/06/90)
>>Has anyone had any problem deleting articles under the ANEWS distributed >>with Amiga UUCP 1.05D? >> >>I like this version of ANEWS much better, since I can post and reply from >>it. But how do I get rid of the articles that I have read and don't want >>to keep? I have been telling it to delete the articles (the "d" key), but >>after I finish the newsgroup, the system tells they are all there again, with >>the same number of unread messages! >> >If you have a C compiler, you can put this small fix in the code: > >==================Start of diff file - Cut here ================= > > TO TRANSFORM Onews.c INTO news.c ... > >*** CHANGE 382 IN Onews.c TO [382,383] IN news.c *** >< return ('n'); > >--------------- >> free_directory(1); >> return ('$'); >=======================End of diff file =========================== > >There is another "bug" that causes the 'followup' commands 'f & F' to >be confused with the 'reply' commands 'r & R'. To fix this, you edit >showart.c. In function 'showart' there is a switch statement. Just >switch the contents of the 'r' and the 'f' cases. > >Hope this helps...... > This suggestion helped me out alot but I ran across one small problem. While trying to recompile the code after making the changes you suggested I ran into a problem of not having a file called UUCP.LIB. If you know where I can get this file please let me know. I don't have FTP access so that is out. If anyone can help me with this I would appreciate it greatly. Thanks in advance! >---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >These words be mine. The company doesn't care, because I am the company! :-) > > Dave Lowrey | In Texas: {uhnix1,moray}!starsoft!david >Starbound Software Group | The World: dwl10@uts.amdahl.com (amdahl!dwl10) > Houston, TX | -- ____ / / / Amiga 1000 | Thomas "Maverick" Schwarz - Sirius Software / / / The Machine | Box 349 Caromar Dr. Mars, PA 16046 ____ / / / That Made It | (412) 443-8916 \ \ \/ / / Possible! | \ \/ / / -- |UUCP: {allegra,cadre}!pitt!darth!floopy!maverick \/_/_/ First! | or: ...uunet!nfsun!eklektik!thomas