pkg/28216: snownews core dumps when "g: Only current category"

[diro%nixsys.bz@localhost]

>Number:         28216
>Category:       pkg
>Synopsis:       snownews core dumps when "g:    Only current category"
>Confidential:   no
>Severity:       serious
>Priority:       medium
>Responsible:    pkg-manager
>State:          open
>Class:          sw-bug
>Submitter-Id:   net
>Arrival-Date:   Thu Nov 11 15:14:00 +0000 2004
>Originator:     diro%nixsys.bz@localhost
>Release:        NetBSD 1.6.2
>Organization:
>Environment:
System: NetBSD nixsys 1.6.2 NetBSD 1.6.2 (NIXSYS) #10: Thu Mar 4 22:20:38 EST 
2004 root@nixsys:/usr/src/sys/arch/alpha/compile/NIXSYS alpha
Architecture: alpha
Machine: alpha
>Description:

snownews core dumps when a first-time user hits the 'g' key when the program 
starts. There is a new version of snownews available (this PR is also a 
change-request), and maybe updating this package to it's current version will 
fix this problem

>How-To-Repeat:
        invoke snownews. hit the 'g' key. This is reproducable.
>Fix: