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From: John McCue <jmccue@magnetar.jmcunx.com>
Newsgroups: news.software.readers
Subject: Re: Has tin forgotten me?
Date: Sat, 28 Dec 2024 14:29:27 -0000 (UTC)
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le@lekno.ws wrote:
> 
> I just installed an upgrade of tin on my FreeBSD machine
> and suddenly every post I make has a blank "From:" line
> I have to fill in,did configurations get wrecked?

It has been a while for me on FreeBSD, but did you also
upgrade FreeBSD itself ?  I wonder if the user/password
database needs to be fixed ?

IIRC, there is some command to check /etc/passwd & fix the
datatbase.  This assumes your /etc/passwd entry is fine.

HTH

Also, looks like something is up with your sig :)

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