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I am having a problem running a local news server and using Netscape 4.5
as my newsreader.

The problem is that when I post messages or replies, Netscape reports
that there was an error and to contact the systems administrator. As a
result the message does not disappear from the screen, and tends to
imply that the news message was not posted to the news server. If I
check that outgoing file, and the news server files, I find that the
message was actually posted.

The up shot is that, after I post the message and Netscape reports the
error, I have to close the message window manually, and Netscape asks if
I want to save the unsent message to the Drafts folder. This can get
quite annoying.

I suspect that the error is as a result of the version of Netscape vs
in.nnrpd that is spawned by inn for incoming news articles from news
clients. The trace of nnrpd to syslog reports an error when netscape
request that nnrpd LIST EXTENSIONS.

If anybody can pprovide assistance as to how to fix this problem please
let me know.

I am runnig Slackware 3.3 with Kernel 2.0.35 and INN 1.4 Mar-93. I have
tried updating to the lastest version of INN from sunsite (metalab), and
this did not solve the problem. I also use Suck 
3.9.3 to gather the news from my ISP to my local news server.

Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au
connect
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au >
200 mercury.local.darkstar.com.au InterNetNews NNRP server INN 1.4
20-Mar-93 ready (posting ok).
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au <
MODE READER
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au >
200 mercury.local.darkstar.com.au InterNetNews NNRP server INN 1.4
20-Mar-93 ready (posting ok).
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au <
LIST EXTENSIONS
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au >
501 Bad command use
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au <
POST
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au >
340 Ok
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury innd: mercury.local.darkstar.com.au connected 14
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury innd: mercury.local.darkstar.com.au:14 closed
seconds 0 accepted 1 refused 0 rejected 0
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au
post_connect (null)
Dec  6 21:53:17 mercury nnrpd[15629]: philgapn.local.darkstar.com.au
post starting


Any help would be greatly appreciated, as I am at a loss to find a
solution and, have not found a later version of INN that seems to fix
the problem. TIA

-- 
Phillip Gersekowski
Computer Systems Manager
Toowoomba Newspapers Pty Ltd
Email: philg@c-link.com.au

Linux User and Proud of It.