[news.software.anu-news] UPDATE crashing under V5.9c

wells@wums.wustl.edu (01/23/90)

Has anyone seen a problem where NEWS bombs during an UPDATE command?

NEWS> update
%SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=01, virtual address=494E495F, PC=0012BDD5, PSL=03C00008

  Improperly handled condition, image exit forced.

	Signal arguments	      Stack contents

	Number = 00000005		 00000000
	Name   = 0000000C		 2C1C0000
		 00000001		 7FEF7BD8
		 494E495F		 7FEF7BA4
		 0012BDD5		 0002C4B6
		 03C00008		 00000235
					 001247F4
					 00020590
					 00021F2C
					 000220EC

	Register dump

	R0 = FFFFFFFF  R1 = 00000000  R2 = 494E495F  R3 = 001372B4
	R4 = B6C52959  R5 = 00020598  R6 = 00000001  R7 = 00021F30
	R8 = 0002074C  R9 = 00000000  R10= 00133460  R11= 00000000
	AP = 7FEF7B30  FP = 7FEF7AF0  SP = 7FEF7B6C  PC = 0012BDD5
	PSL= 03C00008


Chris Wells
Washington University, St. Louis
wells@wums.wustl.edu
wells@wums.bitnet

sdroppers@pbs.uucp (Seton Droppers) (01/24/90)

In article <1130.25bae9ca@wums.wustl.edu>, wells@wums.wustl.edu writes:
> Has anyone seen a problem where NEWS bombs during an UPDATE command?
> 
> NEWS> update
> %SYSTEM-F-ACCVIO, access violation, reason mask=01, virtual address=494E495F, PC=0012BDD5, PSL=03C00008
> 
>   Improperly handled condition, image exit forced.
. . .
> 
> Chris Wells
> Washington University, St. Louis
> wells@wums.wustl.edu
> wells@wums.bitnet

I have had a similar experience, but only if I have opened my mail file with
the OPEN MAIL command.  Have you opened mail?  I have also seen a patch or two
about mail problems, but have not had a chance to put the patches in yet and
try them, or to see if they match what I am doing.
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