diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index fe3cd76..bc1448b 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -268,10 +268,11 @@ def output_data(subject, mode, filename="", body="")
 	elsif @config[group].has_key?("-C") and @config[group]["-C"]
 		print "combinedname\n" if Debuglevel > 1
 		outfile = "#{subject} [#{filename}]"
+		sub2 = subject
 		while outfile.length > @maxfilelength
 			lastlength = outfile.length
-			subject = subject[0...-1]
-			outfile = "#{subject} [#{filename}]"	# this is going to loop if the #{filename} is too long :(
+			sub2 = sub2[0...-1]
+			outfile = "#{sub2} [#{filename}]"	# this is going to loop if the #{filename} is too long :(
 			if outfile.length == lastlength
 				outfile = filename
 				while outfile.length > @maxfilelength
@@ -330,7 +331,6 @@ parse_config(defaults)
 check_config
 
 @maxfilelength = get_max_file_length(@config[@config.keys[0]]["TEMPDIR"])
-print "MAXFILELENGTH: #{@maxfilelength}\n"
 
 print "$Id$\n"