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Re: ncsu dup checker/HellDiver problems

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From: KA6ETB Steve Harding
Date: Sat, 23 Jan 1993 19:46
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In <bHXYrAkJBh107h@grafex.Cupertino.CA.US> ka6etb@grafex.Cupertino.CA.US (KA6ETB Steve Harding) writes:
>In <WGUYrA-JBh107h@Garg.Campbell.CA.US> revc@Garg.Campbell.CA.US (Bob Van Cleef) writes:
>>In <rHNYrAhCBh107h@grafex.Cupertino.CA.US> ka6etb@grafex.Cupertino.CA.US (KA6ETB Steve Harding) writes:
>>>Found a problem when running ncsu and using helldiver.

>>nscu has one option for saving a control file in each directory.
>>The file is named nscu.ctl. Helldiver tries to convert that filename
>>into a number... Thus the strange article counts. If you remove all
>>of those files, and do not use the -hf option, Helldiver appears to
>>work correctly again.

>If that is the case, then it sounds as tho HellDiver is the culprit.

>'Tis unfortunate.  The -hf option is suggested if one is receiving
>news from more than one source.  Not counting sbay.* swapping, I have
>two news feeds.

Forgot to mention: sbay.* is a local newsgroup.

And...just after I posted this, I remembered something.  If Bob's
comment is correct, how come HellDiver keeps showing me old news?

s

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From: ka6etb@grafex.Cupertino.CA.US (KA6ETB Steve Harding)
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Subject: Re: ncsu dup checker/HellDiver problems
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Date: Sat, 23 Jan 93 11:46:20 -0800
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