diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index 17312eb..ea6723c 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
 
-# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.100 2005/02/05 08:27:29 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.101 2005/02/06 13:43:52 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 #
@@ -147,6 +147,7 @@ def parse_options(options)
 			[ "-L", "--longname",		GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
 			[ "-C", "--combinedname",	GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
 			[ "-M", "--multipart",		GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
+			[ "-s",				GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
 			[ "-S", "--singlepart",		GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
 			[ "-T", "--test",		GetoptLong::NO_ARGUMENT ],
 			[ "-X", "--exclude",		GetoptLong::REQUIRED_ARGUMENT ]
@@ -160,7 +161,6 @@ def parse_options(options)
 		print "#{$!}\n"
 		usage
 	end
-
 	return options
 end
 
@@ -172,6 +172,7 @@ def usage
 	print "-L		use subject as filename\n"
 	print "-C		use combined filenames\n"
 	print "-M		get multipart articles\n"
+	print "-s		exit silently if already running\n"
 	print "-S		get singlepart articles\n"
 	print "-T		test mode, don't update newsrc file\n"
 	print "-X <pattern>	specify an exclude pattern\n"
@@ -179,8 +180,10 @@ def usage
 end
 
 def parse_config(default = {})
-	print "Parsing config\n"
-	print "#{default['-c']}\n"
+	if ! default.has_key?('-s')
+		print "Parsing config\n"
+		print "#{default['-c']}\n"
+	end
 	if FileTest.readable?("#{default['-c']}")
 		file = File.new("#{default['-c']}")
 		lines = file.readlines
@@ -321,7 +324,9 @@ def lock
 				pid.chomp!
 				begin
 					Process.kill(0, pid.to_i)
-					print "Already running, exiting...\n"
+					if ! @config[group].has_key?('-s')
+						print "Already running, exiting...\n"
+					end
 					exit
 				rescue Errno::ESRCH
 					print "Stale lock found... removing...\n"
@@ -472,15 +477,25 @@ def get_multi(subj, group)
 			output_data(tsubj, tmode, tfilename, tbody)
 		end # thread end
 
+#		(0 ... @decode_threads.length).to_a.reverse.each{ |x|
+#			if @decode_threads[x].status == "sleep"
+#				@decode_threads[x].run
+#			elsif @decode_threads[x].status == "false" && @decode_threads[x].join
+#				@decode_threads.delete_at(x)
+#			end
+#		}
+
+		Thread.list.each {|t| p t}
 		@decode_threads.each{ |thr|
 			if thr.status == "sleep" # and fire up the threads again
 				thr.run
 			elsif thr.status == "false" # remove finished threads
 				thr.join
 #			else
-#				p thr.status
+##				p thr.status
 			end
 		}
+		Thread.list.each {|t| p t}
 		puts "ouside thread\n"
 
 		return true
@@ -685,10 +700,23 @@ def main
 		end
 
 		# hier wachten op evt. threads...
-		if @decode_threads
+		if ! @decode_threads.empty?
 			@articles.disconnect
 			puts "Waiting for decode threads..."
-			@decode_threads.each{|thr| thr.join}
+#			while @decode_threads
+#				(0 ... @decode_threads.length).to_a.reverse.each{ |x|
+#					if @decode_threads[x].status == "false" && @decode_threads[x].join(0.15)
+#						puts "deleting #{x} from thread pool"
+#						@decode_threads.delete_at(x)
+#					end
+#				}
+#			end
+			Thread.list.each {|t| p t}
+			@decode_threads.each{|thr|
+				p "thr inspect #{thr.inspect}"
+				thr.join
+			}
+			Thread.list.each {|t| p t}
 			puts "Decode threads all done"
 		end