--- nntpd.c.orig	Sun Jan 31 19:17:52 1999
+++ nntpd.c	Fri Feb 19 15:25:29 1999
@@ -349,6 +349,7 @@
     } else {
 	/* Otherwise, create it */
 	if ((f = open(s, O_WRONLY|O_CREAT|O_TRUNC, 0644)) >= 0)
+	    write(f,"*",1);
 	    close(f);
     }
     justaftergroup = FALSE;
