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diff --git a/news/nntpbtr/files/patch-ad b/news/nntpbtr/files/patch-ad
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+++ b/news/nntpbtr/files/patch-ad
@@ -0,0 +1,67 @@
+This patch contains:
+From: Dmitry Kohmanyuk <dk@genesyslab.com>
+Subject: nntpbtr patch - looping in NEWNEWS
+
+patch from serge@freenet.kiev.ua - locking when sleep + decl fix
+
+patch from me (dk@farm.org): UDP time either closed on firewalls or unreliable
+over dial-up, TCP time better anyway
+
+--- nntpbtr.c.orig	Sun Jun 11 18:16:08 1995
++++ nntpbtr.c	Sun Jan 12 12:33:02 1997
+@@ -49,12 +49,16 @@
+ struct	passwd	*getpwnam();
+ #endif
+ 
+-off_t bytecount = 0;
+ off_t bfdpos;
++
++#ifndef	RNEWS
+ char batchtmp[] = BATCHTMP;
++#endif
+ 
+ #endif
+ 
++off_t bytecount = 0;
++
+ long MINfree = MINFREE;
+ int MAXINfiles = MAXINFILES;
+ char *host,	*hosts[4], **hostp, *group = "*", *distribution = "";
+@@ -273,9 +277,11 @@
+ 	submit(1);
+ 	close_history();
+ 	printstat();
+-	if( rnum && (time_flag >= 0) ) {
++	if( time_flag >= 0 ) {
+ 		title("PAUSE before next run");
++		getlock(host,oldtime);
+ 		sleep(PAUSETIME);
++		unlock(host);
+ 		goto repeat;
+ 	}
+ 	exit(0);
+@@ -472,6 +478,7 @@
+ #endif
+ 		log_err("connect time out expired");
+ 	}
++#if 0	/* disabled UDP time - unreliable */
+ 	if((server = udp_open(host, "time")) < 0) 
+ 		log_err("UDP open error");
+ 	signal(SIGALRM, alarm_hdlr);
+@@ -486,6 +493,7 @@
+ 		goto finish;
+ 	}
+ 	close(server);
++#endif	/* 0 */
+ 	if((server = tcp_open(host, "time")) < 0) {
+ 		sleep(60);
+ 		goto repeat;
+@@ -920,6 +928,8 @@
+ 		log_warn("send NEWNEWS error");
+ rep2:
+ 		fflush(fd); rewind(fd); ftruncate(fileno(fd),(off_t)0);
++		title("SLEEPING - NEWNEWS failed");
++		sleep(60);
+ 		hfd = reconnect(host);
+ 		goto repeat;
+ 	}