[news.software.b] expiring with rm

dt@yenta.alb.nm.us (David B. Thomas) (10/22/90)

Could someone knowledgeable about Bnews explain the disadvantages of
expiring with rm?  I know there are some, like the history files get
out of whack, but this is a very small site, and I expire perhaps 1/3
of all news on my system each day.  I had been using expire, but
it took a long time and often left articles strewn about.

Now I just unlink the articles, and don't even rebuild the history files.
So... what Bad Thing is going to happen if I keep this up?

						little david