jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson) (02/20/88)
Anyone know what causes this problem? Typing a 'c' (cancel) to an article that you are author of complains that you are not the author. Sounds like something simple but I haven't figured it out yet. Ideas? -- John T. Nelson UUCP: sun!sundc!potomac!jtn Advanced Decision Systems Internet: jtn@potomac.ads.com 1500 Wilson Blvd #512; Arlington, VA 22209-2401 (703) 243-1611 "Hi... My name is Hobbes. I'm the product of a malicious 5-year old's twisted and destructive imagination. Would YOU like to be my friend?"
greg@vertical.oz (Greg Bond) (02/23/88)
In article <3463@potomac.ads.com> jtn@potomac.ads.com (John T. Nelson) writes: >Anyone know what causes this problem? Typing a 'c' (cancel) to an >article that you are author of complains that you are not the author. A common problem in places, such as Australia, that use internet addressing. vnews amd readnews assume bangland addressing, so the cancel code checks "vertical!greg" against "greg@vertical". Somehow, strcmp finds them different... Greg. -- #define WHOAMI Gregory Bond, Vertical Software, Melbourne, Australia #define ADDRESS greg@vertical.oz, uunet!vertical.oz!greg #define JOKE Ain't no-one here but us chickens... #include <standard/disclaimer>