[comp.unix.xenix] vnews probs under xenix SYS V R 2.3.2

t6lrw@absc.UUCP (Larry Ware) (11/30/89)

I'm having some problems using vnews under Xenix; At erratic times I get
the message "memory fault - core dumped". Then I have to log in as root in
another multiscreen and kill -1 the shell which faulted. This problem only
shows up when reading news with "vnews". My copy came on a SCO dist. disk
with the rest of my news software. It seems to appear when reading larger
newsgroups. I'm using:

SCO Xenix SYS V R. 2.3.2
USENET News ver. B 2.11
Fix # xnx064

Does anyone know what causes this problem, and how to fix it?
My other reader "rn" is a pain compared to "vnews".

Many Thanks for any info. you may have.
Please e-mail reply instead of posting it.

Larry Ware @ absc
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