In article <1995Jul14.163405@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] (John C.
Schinker) writes:
>>> MCIS Technical Support has just corrected this problem by adding a fix to
>>> the NNTP newsreader software that uses ACQUIREd temporary space for
NetNews-
>>> related tmp files.  If anyone encounters any unusual NetNews behavior
>>> (related to this fix or otherwise), please let us know.  Thanks!
>>
>> Some users reported a problem with this new fix starting at around 12:30PM.
>> The system would allow the user into NEWS correctly, but they would receive
>> the error message:
>
>   [error messages deleted]
>
>> This problem was related to the number of people accessing temporary space
>> (we hit an all-time high after this change was put in).  This problem has
>> now been fixed.
>
> I'm still getting the error message, though I have had no problems in news
> with disk quotas (my account is almost empty, though... over 2000 blocks
free).
 
Yes.  This problem came back this afternoon and then again tonight.  I
think I hope that I have it fixed permanently this time.  The error message
doesn't cause any harm other than not allocating the temporary space (the
problem we were originally trying to fix).
 
> One other question... If I have temp space already acquired, will exiting
from
> news delete *that*, too?
 
No.  It only allocates (and subsequently deallocates) temporary space if
you haven't already acquired it.  But, previously allocated space will not
receive the benefit of this fix, yet.  I may try to correct this over the
weekend or on Monday.
 
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                                     Kent Covert, Software Coordinator
                                     Miami Computing and Information Services
                                     Miami University, Oxford, OH
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