From: dac@prolix.apana.org.au (Andrew Clayton)
Newsgroups: alt.sys.amiga.uucp
Subject: Re: ARn problems
Date: Sat, 26 Dec 1992 06:01:29 GMT
Distribution: world
Organization: More like Dis~, really.
X-Newsreader: Arn V1.00

In article <sdMbs*f10@lemsys.UUCP>, Craig Lemon VE3XCL writes:

>         Let's hope you can see this.  I've been posting to the net for a
> couple months now (since installing ARn), thinking my articles were being

Here is your proof.

>         I also decided to install Arn v1.00.  I had the seemingly popular
> problem with the obsolete group syndrom.  I read the docs and got the
> impression that the .grouplist had to be sorted alphabetically, not the
> ACTIVE file.  Since arnmaster maintains the ACTIVE-file in my news

I sorted the active file and the grouplist. This works, except
the grouplist determines the order of newsgroups appearing in the
screen, and it is no longer in the order that I like.

> software setup, WHY COULDN'T _IT_ ensure that it was sorted?  Arn crashed
> everytime it tried to deal with the unsorted ACTIVE-file causing a reboot
> to be required.  Also, upon inspection, I found a newsgroup in the ACTIVE
> file twice (can.uucp if it matters).  Can't arnmaster check for duplicates?

I suspect the dup newsgroup caused ARN to crash.

>      Thirdly, it seems that I can no longer access many CTRL-key functions
> (like post and Quick Quit (no .grouplist update).  It merely flickers the

Roland specifically mentioned that he culled a lot of the
CTRL-key functions. You should read the doco that came with
ARN100, and you should also check out the online help {H} because
it's pretty informative. Especially if you don't like hunting
through doco! :-)

>  Craig Lemon VE3XCL (Advanced) - Kitchener, Ontario. +1 519 741 0297

I have a couple of problems, one that was there before in the
alpha version, and another that is new.

I use Matt Dillons UUCP 1.16D, I have to create an active file
using ARNMASTER (with the -A flag).  This works fine.

When I go to 'E' enter a new message, ARN insists upon putting in
a header line Newsgroup:  as 'rec/arts/sf-lovers' instead of the
standard 'rec.arts.sf.lovers'.  If I leave the '/' characters
alone, then ARN doesn't complain BUT sendnews posts the article
to my 'junk' newsgroup, because it sees the '/' chars, and throws
up.

If I [manually] change the '/' chars to '.', then ARN warns me
about 'no known newsgroups in Newsgroups:  line', but will send
it anyway, and sendnews does the right thing, and it works.

Note that when I F)ollowup, the '.'s in the Newsgroup line are
kept, but ARN still complains of 'no known newsgroups.

My active file is in this format:

alt/flame
alt/peeves
alt/religion/computers
alt/sources/amiga

My grouplist file is in this format:

alt/flame:
alt/peeves:
alt/religion/computers:
alt/sources/amiga:

Perhaps my configuration is screwed. Roland is away for a week,
but I'll put up my .arnrc config anyway.

# Arn Config-File for AmigaUUCP-Version 1.16D
UPDATEACTIVE 
NEWSDIR     UUNEWS:
SAVENEWS    UUCP:usr/dac/News
ACTIVEFILE  UULIB:active
GROUPLIST   UULIB:.grouplist
UUCONFIG    UULIB:UUConfig
SEQFILE     UULIB:seq
SCREENSW    YES
QUOTECHAR   "> "
TIMEOFFSET  +1000 GMT
SIGNATURE   UULIB:.signature
#RELAYVER    version 1.16D (AmigaUUCP)
#POSTINGVER  version 1.16D (AmigaUUCP)
SENDNEWS    rnews <%s ;%s
SENDMAIL    sendmail <%s -f dac
PATHTYPE    Domain
CATCHUPXREFS Yes
CUSTOMFONT topaz.font 8
#These are options that might be set, they're currently commented out
MAILOPTS   Date From
#SENDMAIL    sendmail <%s -f rob
#use SELFSEND only for Versions <1.08D (obsolete!)
#SELFSEND    preprnews %s "rnews "
#REPLY-TO    rob%spirits@foo.bar
#SHELLWINDOW N CON:S*/0/0/640/200/Arn-CLI to test
#SHELLWINDOW N T:temptest ;this is for file-output
#EXTERNALPRG Y rx postit %s
#SCREENDATA  640 256 1 PAL:LORES -INTERLACED
#Set DOTDIRS to Y or YES for AmigaUUCP <=V1.15 (obsolete!)
#DOTDIRS    Yes
#FILTER      spellcheck %s
#XLIFETIME   60
#PAGEROPTS    C
#ASK-FOR-AUTOSELECT-FUPS
#uncomment this entry if you have OS2.04 and setpatch <V37.27
#CMDCLEARKLUDGE
AUXEDITOR  vi

Has anyone ANY clue as to why this '/' behaviour occurs?

Email welcome.

Dac
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