Re: 2.11 rmgroup minor bug fix

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From: Robert Elz
Date: Thu, 25 Dec 1986 13:55

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In article <300@rlgvax.UUCP>, dennis@rlgvax.UUCP (Dennis Bednar) writes:
> The 'rmgroup' script blindly deletes articles without removing the
> entries from the history file.

There is no need to fix this, extra message id's in the history file
don't hurt anyone, and they will vanish in time from normal operation
of expire.

Running rmgroup when there are unexpired articles probably isn't the
best thing to do though in most cases (however sometimes its hard
to avoid).

kre

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Relay-Version: version B 2.10 5/3/83; site utzoo.UUCP
Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!mnetor!seismo!munnari!kre
From: kre@munnari.oz (Robert Elz)
Newsgroups: news.admin
Subject: Re: 2.11 rmgroup minor bug fix
Message-ID: <1378@munnari.oz>
Date: Thu, 25-Dec-86 08:55:51 EST
Article-I.D.: munnari.1378
Posted: Thu Dec 25 08:55:51 1986
Date-Received: Fri, 26-Dec-86 18:38:46 EST
References: <300@rlgvax.UUCP>
Organization: Comp Sci, Melbourne Uni, Australia
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Summary: This is not a bug

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