In article <1994Mar9.164352.23236@miavx1>, [log in to unmask] (Kent Covert) writes: > [...] > The little bit of research that I've been able to devote to this problem > indicates that the problem occurs on messages that have no lines of text in > them. I believe that most of these messages were created as part of the > problem with the old NEWS program. They should flush themselves out of the > system soon, but I would still like to correct the problem if possible. > > Again, if user's identify specific message numbers and newsgroups where > this problem occurs, I'd like to know about them. The more evidence I > have, the easier it is to diagnose the problem. I've had this problem several times this morning (Thursday, 3/10) and in several different newsgroups (rec.audio, rec.audio.high-end, usa-today.sports, and others). For example, on usa-today.sports, item 507, it's listed as having 145 lines but when I try to access it I get the error message: %SMG-F-INVCOL, invalid column -- Regards, Tom