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Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux

Message-Id <vbfu3g-ot1.ln1@aretha.foo>
From Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au>
Subject Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux
Newsgroups comp.os.linux.misc, alt.os.linux
Followup-To comp.os.linux.misc
Date 2019-09-02 13:37 +1000
References <ko8e2g-8h1.ln1@Telcontar.valinor> <hlun3g-se1.ln1@aretha.foo> <qkcr25$l2l$1@dont-email.me> <op.z7db8eisa3w0dxdave@hodgins.homeip.net>

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Groovy hepcat David W. Hodgins was jivin' in alt.os.linux on Sat, 31 Aug
2019 02:03 pm. It's a cool scene! Dig it.

> On Fri, 30 Aug 2019 23:54:45 -0400, William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca>
> wrote:
> 
>> How about running a cron job once a day which does
>> touch /var/spool/news/interesting.groups/*
>> This will put the date of all those files to the current time. The
>> only way leafnode could tell that they have or have not received
>> attention is by looking at the date on those files. It presumably
>> does something like the above for each group that it downloads.
> 
> Not needed. Just add the -n option when running fetchnews.

  I've tried that, but I've never seen it work. Hence the need to touch
files in /var/spool/news/interesting.groups/ instead.

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Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-14 22:49 +0200
  Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-08-14 17:30 -0400
    Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 00:17 +0200
      Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-08-14 18:30 -0400
        Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 12:49 +0200
          Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux wimpunk <wimpunk+news@gmail.com> - 2019-08-19 16:21 +0200
            Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2019-08-19 16:27 +0100
              Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-19 23:10 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2019-08-19 23:50 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-20 22:58 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2019-08-21 16:37 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 00:57 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2019-08-22 07:37 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-08-21 21:37 -0600
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2019-08-22 07:35 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-08-19 15:26 -0700
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-08-19 18:52 -0400
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-20 23:03 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-08-20 17:55 -0400
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-21 11:32 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-08-21 07:13 -0400
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 00:44 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-08-21 07:42 -0400
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 00:28 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-08-21 15:43 +0000
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 00:30 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux The Natural Philosopher <tnp@invalid.invalid> - 2019-08-21 17:53 +0100
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-08-21 18:53 +0000
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 00:53 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Eli the Bearded <*@eli.users.panix.com> - 2019-08-22 02:33 +0000
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Wildman <best_lay@yahoo.com> - 2019-08-21 22:24 -0500
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-24 09:42 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-22 00:48 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-20 22:58 +0200
  Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-08-14 17:56 -0400
  Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-08-14 15:23 -0700
    Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 12:52 +0200
      Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Mike Easter <MikeE@ster.invalid> - 2019-08-15 07:14 -0700
      Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux dillinger <dillinger@invalid.not> - 2019-08-15 17:33 +0200
        Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 17:57 +0200
          Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux jrg <jeff.g.group@att.net> - 2019-08-15 10:24 -0700
            Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 19:40 +0200
              Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@sympatico.ca> - 2019-08-15 15:09 -0400
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 21:33 +0200
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux John-Paul Stewart <jpstewart@sympatico.ca> - 2019-08-15 16:03 -0400
                Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 22:17 +0200
            Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-08-15 12:53 -0600
              Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "Carlos E.R." <robin_listas@es.invalid> - 2019-08-15 21:33 +0200
          Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Andreas Kohlbach <ank@spamfence.net> - 2019-08-15 15:42 -0400
  Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Grant Taylor <gtaylor@tnetconsulting.net> - 2019-08-14 19:33 -0600
  Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Paul <nospam@needed.invalid> - 2019-08-14 23:52 -0400
  Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Chris Elvidge <chris@mshome.net> - 2019-08-15 11:35 +0200
  Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2019-08-31 02:15 +1000
    Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-08-30 20:24 -0400
    Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux William Unruh <unruh@invalid.ca> - 2019-08-31 03:54 +0000
      Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-08-31 00:03 -0400
        Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2019-09-02 13:37 +1000
          Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux "David W. Hodgins" <dwhodgins@nomail.afraid.org> - 2019-09-02 19:54 -0400
            Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2019-09-04 19:37 +1000
      Re: Question re alt.comp.os.linux Peter 'Shaggy' Haywood <phaywood@alphalink.com.au> - 2019-09-02 13:34 +1000

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