Apurdue.128
net.general
utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!purdue!mab
Mon Sep 14 10:05:04 1981
rebuilding .nindex files that vanish

   Our .nindex file mysteriously vanished. I got tired of having to get an
old (outdated) copy from backup, figure out which news messages had arrived
since  the  backup  was made, resend them locally, and then resend all news
which came in while I was patching up the  .nindex  file.  So,  I  wrote  a
program  called  "nifix" which will regenerate the .nindex file by grabbing
the headers of the news in  the  news  directory  (to  get  the  names  and
subjects),  and  then approximating the time each news item was received by
the time the file containing the news item  was  last  written  or  created
(this  is close, to within a few seconds or so.) It then sorts the list and
writes it out. Presto! you've got yourself an up-to-date .nindex file.
   If anyone wants a copy, mail me a note (purdue!mab) and I'll  send  you
one (via mail), the unformated manual page, and changes to the Makefile.
   Happy hacking!
                                             Matt

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