wmartin@brl-tgr.ARPA (Will Martin ) (09/19/84)
Here's a weird one; note the number of lines given in the "Lines:" field: > Relay-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA > Path: brl-tgr!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!wdl1!wunder > From: wunder@wdl1.UUCP (wunder ) > Newsgroups: net.bicycle > Subject: Re: Freewheel Maintenance > Message-ID: <418@wdl1.UUCP> > Date: Fri, 14-Sep-84 01:21:55 EDT > Article-I.D.: wdl1.418 > Posted: Fri Sep 14 01:21:55 1984 > Date-Received: Tue, 18-Sep-84 18:49:19 EDT > Lines: 0 > Nf-ID: #R:astrovax:-42300:wdl1:3000004:000:974 > Nf-From: wdl1!wunder Sep 13 21:57:00 1984 > > My Suntour "Perfect" freewheel once came unscrewed, dropping all of its > 1/8" bearings on the pavement. I bought some new ones, smeared > everything with Gunslick, and reassembled it. It was astoundingly > quiet when freewheeling. The chain meshing with the spockets made > more noise than the freewheel ratchet. In fact, I had to buy a bicycle > bell to warn pedestrians (I used to just coast for a moment). Naturally, > the bell rattles, so I never have to actually ring it. > > Anyway, the freewheel is still (three years later) in fine shape, > although the ratchet now makes a little noise, instead of none. > Not bad for Suntour's cheapest freewheel. > > Gunslick is a light grease that is packed full of graphite. A small > tube will cost you fifty cents at a gun store or hardware store, lots > cheaper than the Phill Wood thingo. It is a really neat lubricant for > all kinds of weird objects (Kept a hamster wheel quiet for 5 years worth > of hamsters with one application). > > wunderwood > Any explanations for this one? Will Martin seismo!brl-bmd!wmartin or wmartin@almsa-1.ARPA
stein@fortune.UUCP (Mark Stein) (09/21/84)
> Here's a weird one; note the number of lines given in the "Lines:" field: > > > Relay-Version: version B 2.10.1 6/24/83; site brl-tgr.ARPA > > Path: brl-tgr!seismo!hao!hplabs!hpda!fortune!wdl1!wunder ... > > Lines: 0 > > Nf-ID: #R:astrovax:-42300:wdl1:3000004:000:974 > > Nf-From: wdl1!wunder Sep 13 21:57:00 1984 > > > > My Suntour "Perfect" freewheel once came unscrewed, dropping all of its > > 1/8" bearings on the pavement. I bought some new ones, smeared ... > Any explanations for this one? The problem is a bug in the ZAPNOTES code in 2.10.2 inews.c which causes the linecount to be lost. When the article got to fortune, the notesfile information was moved to the header and the linecount got reset to zero. A fix for this problem is in <4241@fortune.UUCP> posted to net.news.b on September 14. Mark Stein Fortune Systems