[news.software.b] Bug in news.2.11.18-19 updating minart.

jerry@olivey.olivetti.com (Jerry Aguirre) (01/13/90)

In news 2.11 patch 18 the min and max article number fields in the active
file were expanded from 5 digits to 7 digits.  The initialization of the
minart value in expire didn't get updated to match.

In expire.c line 897 the line:

	minart = 99999L;

should read:

	minart = 9999999L;

Presumably this means that as articles numbers roll past 99999 the minart
field in the active file will limit at 99999 and never catch up with the
real minimum article number.  I have one group at 60000 so that day
isn't so far away.
				Jerry Aguirre