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XFOR: INS Runs Multiple Feeds with No Error Message

Article ID: 158131

Article Last Modified on 9/30/2003

Microsoft Commercial Internet System 1.0 Service Pack 2

This article was previously published under Q158131

SYMPTOMS

After you run a feed in Internet News Server (INS) from the command line, it is possible to run the exact same feed again. You can run the same feed multiple times without being notified of your error by the program.

For example, the following feed can be run over and over from the command line:

rfeed -t a -f p -x 15 -r mynews -n * -d * -c

Each new instance adds a concurrent feed connection to mynews. You will not receive an error message from the program about this error.

CAUSE

INS does not check to see if the same feed is being executed more than once.

WORKAROUND

If you use the INS GUI administrator program, you can tell whether a duplicate feed has been set up by looking on the Feeds tab. The problem is not noticeable from the command line.

To avoid this problem you should always use the INS GUI to add feeds. You may continue to use the command line for adding feeds provided you type the command multiple times.

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Commercial Internet System INS version 1.0.

Additional query words: Inetinfo.exe NNTP INS

Keywords: KB158131