diff --git a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
index 07814cb..92c631d 100755
--- a/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
+++ b/trunk/ripnews/ripnews.rb
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/local/bin/ruby -w
 
-# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.62 2003/05/26 19:35:04 ward Exp $
+# $Dwarf: ripnews.rb,v 1.63 2003/05/27 19:12:46 ward Exp $
 # $Source$
 
 require 'date'
@@ -425,6 +425,24 @@ def get_max_file_length(tempdir=".")
 	return name.length - 14
 end
 
+def ward_sort(a, b)
+	c = a.to_s.split(/([0-9]+)/)
+	d = b.to_s.split(/([0-9]+)/)
+
+	c.collect{|x|
+		y = d.shift
+		r = ((x.to_s =~ /^[0-9]+$/) && (y.to_s =~ /^[0-9]+$/)) ?
+			(x.to_i <=> y.to_i) :
+			(x.to_s <=> y.to_s)
+		if r != 0
+			return r
+		end
+	}
+	return -1 if (d != [])
+	return 0
+end
+
+
 #############################################################################################
 
 $stdout.sync=true					# line buffered output
@@ -466,7 +484,7 @@ for group in @config.keys.sort
 		print "eeeps, couldn't create dir\n"
 		exit
 	end
-	for i in @articles.get_group_subjects
+	for i in @articles.get_group_subjects.sort{|a, b| ward_sort(a, b)}
 		print "#{i}\n" if Debuglevel > 2
 		if @config[group].has_key?("-MR") and i =~ /#{@config[group]["-MR"]}/
 			print "Marking '#{i}' as read\n"