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On 29-Aug-02 00:59:48, Noel Foster said
>I find I cannot get news from Demon's new news server.  It worked OK
>with the old one (and still does) but, using the standard AmiTCP setup,
>it connects to the server but just stops after the

>nntp: xx items in kill list

>(or whatever it says) line.

>Help, I've been using my trusty Amigas online for 6 years now, I really
>don't want to have to buy a boodly wintel machine just because Demon
>change their news server.



Have you tried changing the newsserver variable from news.demon.co.uk
to oldnews.demon.co.uk

That got things working again here, but what happens next is anybody's
guess.

                  All the best,
                        Angus Manwaring.       (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)

I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga
Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html

On 29-Aug-02 06:06:09, Dave Sparks said
>On Thu, 29 Aug 2002 00:59:48 +0000, noel@nffoster.demon.co.uk (Noel Foster)
>said:

>I'm using InetUtils to fetch and post news.  If you see this test post,
>it's still working - though since it uses message numbers to remember
>what it's already fetched, switching to a new news server is painful.

>InetUtils uses tradspool storage for its message base; I've no idea
>whether tin can handle that (I use emacs).  Switching to InetUtils is
>probably not easy, but I might not be the only one around that can help.


I spoke to the Demon helpdesk today, which was a bit frustrating, but they
said I needed to resign from all newsgroups, and then resubscribe. This
had no effect, but 'cos Thor also uses numbered articles, rather than a
timestamp (like Tin) (I think) I found that deleting the n.progress file
in Thor/data/BBSO/tcp_tmp sorted everything out and after a lengthy pause,
I started getting my news downloaded. I have both wrists pressed down
against a wooden desk as I type this.  :)


                  All the best,
                        Angus Manwaring.       (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)

I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga
Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html

Angus Manwaring went to the 'fridge and arranged the magnets to say:
> 
> I spoke to the Demon helpdesk today, which was a bit frustrating, but they
> said I needed to resign from all newsgroups, and then resubscribe. This
> had no effect, but 'cos Thor also uses numbered articles, rather than a
> timestamp (like Tin) (I think) I found that deleting the n.progress file
> in Thor/data/BBSO/tcp_tmp sorted everything out and after a lengthy pause,
> I started getting my news downloaded. I have both wrists pressed down
> against a wooden desk as I type this.  :)
> 

Thanks, Angus.  You reminded me that uulib:actve contains a numbered
list of all the articles you've downloaded, Deleting it (and all the
existing articles) and it all worked, eventually.  Then I had to delete
.tinrc to get tin to see the articles.

Boodly hell, though, it's slow, innit.  2 and a little bit megs in 17
minutes!!!!!!

Thanks Dave for your suggestion also.  I managed to get nntpxfer talking
to the newsserver, but it hung, presumeably because of some sort of
error, part-way through the download.

No�l.
-- 
It's early retirement.  It affects the legs, you know.
                Hyacinth Bucket.

On 01-Sep-02 00:44:27, Noel Foster said
>Angus Manwaring went to the 'fridge and arranged the magnets to say:
>>
>> I spoke to the Demon helpdesk today, which was a bit frustrating, but they
>> said I needed to resign from all newsgroups, and then resubscribe. This
>> had no effect, but 'cos Thor also uses numbered articles, rather than a
>> timestamp (like Tin) (I think) I found that deleting the n.progress file
>> in Thor/data/BBSO/tcp_tmp sorted everything out and after a lengthy pause,
>> I started getting my news downloaded. I have both wrists pressed down
>> against a wooden desk as I type this.  :)
>>

>Thanks, Angus.  You reminded me that uulib:actve contains a numbered
>list of all the articles you've downloaded, Deleting it (and all the
>existing articles) and it all worked, eventually.  Then I had to delete
>.tinrc to get tin to see the articles.

>Boodly hell, though, it's slow, innit.  2 and a little bit megs in 17
>minutes!!!!!!

>Thanks Dave for your suggestion also.  I managed to get nntpxfer talking
>to the newsserver, but it hung, presumeably because of some sort of
>error, part-way through the download.


You know about the Newstamp file in the AmiTCP/db directory. I don't know,
but that might be useful for getting things re-synched. OTOH if its
working okay now....

                  All the best,
                        Angus Manwaring.       (for e-mail remove ANTISPEM)

I need your memories for the Amiga Games Database: A collection of Amiga
Game reviews by Amiga players http://www.angusm.demon.co.uk/AGDB/AGDB.html

Angus Manwaring went to the 'fridge and arranged the magnets to say:
> 
> You know about the Newstamp file in the AmiTCP/db directory. I don't know,
> but that might be useful for getting things re-synched. OTOH if its
> working okay now....

It was still set to the news download before Demon changed the server.
History contained all the articles I downloaded from oldnews whilst
trying to make it work, so I fortunately only got the stuff since my 
last connection.

As you can see, post direct still works.

No�l.

-- 
It's early retirement.  It affects the legs, you know.
                Hyacinth Bucket.