--- a/src/content.c	Sat May 06 17:55:22 2000 +0100
+++ b/src/content.c	Sat May 06 17:56:50 2000 +0100
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 /*
   content.c
 
-  $Id: content.c 51 2000-05-05 23:49:38Z uh1763 $
+  $Id: content.c 55 2000-05-06 16:56:50Z bears $
 */
 
 #if HAVE_CONFIG_H
@@ -173,11 +173,6 @@
     FILE *f;
     const Over *ov;
 
-
-    /* Move the first article no. to the first active article */
-    while ( ! Cont_validNumb( cont.first ) && cont.first <= cont.last )
-        ++cont.first;
-
     /* Save the overview */
     if ( ! ( f = fopen( cont.file, "w" ) ) )
     {
@@ -186,6 +181,7 @@
     }
     Log_dbg( "Writing %s (%lu)", cont.file, cont.size );
     anythingWritten = FALSE;
+    cont.first = -1;
     for ( i = 0; i < cont.size; ++i )
     {
         if ( ( ov = cont.elem[ i ] ) )
@@ -198,7 +194,11 @@
                     break;
                 }
                 else
+		{
                     anythingWritten = TRUE;
+		    if  ( cont.first < 0 )
+			cont.first = cont.vecFirst + i;
+		}
             }
         }
     }
@@ -229,6 +229,22 @@
 int
 Cont_last( void ) { return cont.last; }
 
+int
+Cont_find( const char *msgId )
+{
+    int i;
+    const Over *ov;
+    
+    for ( i = 0; i < cont.size; i++ )
+    {
+        if ( ( ov = cont.elem[ i ] )
+	     && strcmp( Ov_msgId( ov ), msgId ) ==  0 )
+	    return i + cont.vecFirst;
+    }
+
+    return -1;
+}
+
 const char *
 Cont_grp( void ) { return cont.name; }