From:	AITGW::"GIH900%SAO.AARNET.EDU.AU@VM1.NoDak.EDU" "Geoff Huston"  8-NOV-1991 21:33:27.85
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Subj:	Re: NNTP not remotely sending locally posted items [+WORKAROUND]

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From: Geoff Huston <GIH900%SAO.AARNET.EDU.AU@VM1.NoDak.EDU>
Subject:      Re: NNTP not remotely sending locally posted items [+WORKAROUND]
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Ben Cohen correctly points out that sys$scratch may not be defined for the
NNTP server process, causing subsequent problems with the posting code.
 
He suggests that the code shuld define sys$scratch if not already defined
as part of the startup cpde:
 
i.e. in NNTP_SERVER.C in server_init:...
 
 
server_init(max_stms)
  int max_stms;
{
  char *np;
  int i;
  unsigned short len;
  struct crelnm_record {
        short bl;
        short ic;
        char *ba;
        unsigned short *rl;
        int enditm;
        } scritm;
 
  if (!getenv("SYS$SCRATCH")) {
    scritm.ic = LNM$_STRING;
    scritm.ba = "NEWS_MANAGER";
    scritm.bl = strlen(scritm.ba);
    scritm.rl = &len;
    scritm.enditm = 0;
    c$cks(sys$crelnm(0,c$dsc("LNM$PROCESS"),c$dsc("SYS$SCRATCH"),0,&scritm));
    }
 
  if (np = getenv("NNTP_SCRATCH"))
 strcpy(scratchfile,"NNTP_SCRATCH:NNTP_%X_%X.TMP");
  else if (!getenv("SYS$SCRATCH"))
 strcpy(scratchfile,"NEWS_MANAGER:NNTP_%X_%X.TMP");
  else strcpy(scratchfile,"SYS$SCRATCH:NNTP_%X_%X.TMP");
 
 ...
}