From d4fe345edbb2b6a2bb435a78a26b7bb3bdf59fc0 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Markus Armbruster <armbru@pond.sub.org>
Date: Tue, 7 Sep 2004 06:16:23 +0000
Subject: [PATCH] (news): Add a comment to explain why argument is ignored when
 HIDDEN is on.

---
 src/lib/commands/news.c | 5 +++++
 1 file changed, 5 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/lib/commands/news.c b/src/lib/commands/news.c
index e165ab2d3..191c1b9b7 100644
--- a/src/lib/commands/news.c
+++ b/src/lib/commands/news.c
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ news(void)
     (void)time(&now);
     natp = getnatp(player->cnum);
     then = natp->nat_newstim;
+    /*
+     * Don't disclose events before contact.  Proper solution would be
+     * to timestamp the contact.  Cheesy approximatation: disable old
+     * news.
+     */
     if (!opt_HIDDEN) {
 	if (player->argp[1] != 0 && isdigit(*player->argp[1])) {
 	    delta = days(atoi(player->argp[1]));
-- 
2.43.0