SLOANE@kuhub.cc.ukans.edu (Bob Sloane) (07/11/89)
Whenever I use the UPDATE command, it changes the DIRECTORY status from REGISTER to ALL. Is this the intended behavior, or is this a bug? Has anyone else noticed this? +-------------------+-------------------------------------+------------------+ | Bob Sloane \Internet: SLOANE@KUHUB.CC.UKANS.EDU/Anything I said is | | Computer Center \ BITNET: SLOANE@UKANVAX.BITNET / my opinion, not my | | University of Kansas\ AT&T: (913) 864-0444 / employer's. | +-----------------------+-----------------------------+----------------------+
conslt32@ZEUS.UNL.EDU (Tim Russell) (07/11/89)
I've noticed this too, since 5.7, but never said anything about it. :-)
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gih900@UUNET.UU.NET (Geoff Huston) (07/14/89)
Bob Sloane writes: --
>Whenever I use the UPDATE command, it changes the DIRECTORY status from
>REGISTER to ALL. Is this the intended behavior, or is this a bug? Has anyone
>else noticed this?
It is semi-deliberate (whatever that means)
The actions of the UPDATE command are to free off the entire memory array
and re-map memory from the file. In doing so the displayed attribute of
each newsgroup is lost.
I'll see what can be done with this cause it is logically a bug.
While I'm writing to the list, there is some more information about versions of
NEWS: NEWS V5.8B will NOT be coming out. I have been working on including
personal MAIL into news (after all mail folders and newsgroups are pretty
similar).
V5.9 will be released in a few weeks which will include the commands
OPEN/MAIL and CLOSE/MAIL
which will allow NEWS to be used as a mail user agent (with a set of additional
commands to manage your mail file).
Geoff Huston
gih900@csc.anu.oz.au