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Re: SLRN problem (SOLVED, I hope)



On Tue, Dec 30, 1997 at 03:57:09PM -0500, Joey Hess wrote:

> Ah, I think I remember this problem now. What version of slrn are you using?
> I notive this in the changelog:
> 
> slrn (0.9.4.2-4) unstable; urgency=low
> 
>   * Change umask to 022 in ip-up script for slrnpull, reset when done.
> 
> I think if you upgrade to this version or higher, your problem will be
> fixed. Alternatively, edit /etc/ppp/ip-up, and add umask 022 to it before it
> calls slrnpull.

Slrn Version: 0.9.3.2 (Mar  4 1997 16:33:24)

I edited ip-up and we'll see what happens when I connect to post this.

> You may need to fix the permissions of the directories it's already made by
> hand (or delete them and let it recreate them).

I fixed the permissions and am now able to read news. Thanks!

And, as far as upgrading, I'm sticking with bo and libc5, so I'm pretty
paranoid about anything from hamm.

Cheers,
 Pann


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