Aeagle.171
net.news.b
utzoo!decvax!ucbvax!ARPAVAX:mhtsa!eagle!jal
Fri Dec 18 16:06:29 1981
multiple line options in .newsrc
The multiple occurences of `options' in the .newsrc file
will get past `readnews` okay but will not work with
`checknews'.  The later insists that there is news when
the former finds none because `checknews' isn't seeing the
continuation lines (i think).  Sorry.

Jeff Langer (eagle!jal)

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