--- src/putarticle.c.orig	Mon Apr  5 15:01:51 1999
+++ src/putarticle.c	Sun Jan 21 11:27:49 2001
@@ -85,22 +85,6 @@
 
 static int SM_open = 0;
 
-#ifndef HAVE_STRTOUL
-/*
- *  for systems that doesn't have it, assuming base<=10
- */
-long 
-strtoul(char *str,char **endptr,int base)
-{
-    long u = 0L;
-    char c;
-    while (isspace(*str)) ++str;
-    while (isdigit(c = *str++)) u = u*base + c-'0';
-    *endptr = str;
-    return u;
-}
-#endif
-	
 /*
  *  check if header tag
  */
