Re: short overflow in Dnews and Arn

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From: Matthew Dillon
Date: Mon, 24 Dec 1990 22:19

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In article <901220.223410.CST.C506634@umcvmb.missouri.edu> C506634@UMCVMB.MISSOURI.EDU (Eric Edwards) writes:
>
>I don't have source for Arn so I figured I'd recompile or patch Dnews.
>Then I saw the line "...Dnews has only a make file for DICE"
>Neither compiling without a make file or installing a new C compiler fills my
>heart with joy.
>
>So, does anyone out there have a copy of Dnews or Arn patched or recompiled to
>used 32 bit ints?  If you do I would greatly apreciate a copy.
>
>Eric Edwards: c506634 @    "The 3090.  Proof that by applying state of the

--

    Just clear out the directory, including the .next file, and the
    articles will be reset to start at 1 again.

    The limitation has nothing to do with how DNews was compiled...
    ints are in fact 32 bits.  It has to do with a purposeful
    limitation in the maximum article number.  Theoretically it
    was *supposed* to roll over automatically.	Obviously there
    are a few bugs in that department.

				    -Matt

    Matthew Dillon	    dillon@Overload.Berkeley.CA.US
    891 Regal Rd.	    uunet.uu.net!overload!dillon
    Berkeley, Ca. 94708
    USA

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Subject: Re: short overflow in Dnews and Arn
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