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  • Reset the newsgroup pointers

    From Phil@VERT to All on Mon Mar 28 22:36:29 2016
    I am trying to reset the newsgroup pointer for alt.bbs.wildcat and its not working.

    I tried using:

    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat - ui
    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat - ri 500

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  • From Mro@VERT to Phil on Tue Mar 29 17:11:05 2016
    Re: Reset the newsgroup pointers
    By: Phil to All on Mon Mar 28 2016 10:36 pm

    I am trying to reset the newsgroup pointer for alt.bbs.wildcat and its not working.

    I tried using:

    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat - ui
    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat - ri 500



    no spaces
    and are you sure you have the syntax correct?
    it's been years so dont know about that. just know that you have spaces there in the - ri and shouldnt
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  • From Digital Man@VERT to Phil on Tue Mar 29 17:26:53 2016
    Re: Reset the newsgroup pointers
    By: Phil to All on Mon Mar 28 2016 10:36 pm

    I am trying to reset the newsgroup pointer for alt.bbs.wildcat and its not working.

    I tried using:

    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat - ui
    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat - ri 500

    Look at http://wiki.synchro.net/module:newslink, under "Area Flags". You have a '-' where the flags value would go and "500" where the "attachment directory" should go (if you want one).

    I think what you meant to put in your newslink.cfg was either:

    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat ui

    or:

    AREA NGWCBBS alt.bbs.wildcat ri

    Depending on what your definition of "reset the newgroup pointer" is.

    digital man

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