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) ----------------------------------------------------------------- gopher://quux.org/ conversion by John Goerzen of http://communication.ucsd.edu/A-News/ This Usenet Oldnews Archive article may be copied and distributed freely, provided: 1. There is no money collected for the text(s) of the articles. 2. The following notice remains appended to each copy: The Usenet Oldnews Archive: Compilation Copyright (C) 1981, 1996 Bruce Jones, Henry Spencer, David Wiseman.