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 In article <831260492_OASIS_@rjelwell.demon.co.uk>
  rich@rjelwell.demon.co.uk (Rich) said:-

>
>Just recently when ever I try to post an article NOS gives me a
>message something like:
>
>501 command syntax error
>
>The article still posts though.
>
>I am sure that it used to say something like:
>
>501 newsgroup

501 USAGE newsgroup (iirc)

>Why the change?

Dunno exactly. As we all know, demon have been messing with the 
newservers almost constantly in an attempt to short circuit the resent 
packets problems (low CPS rate). Last time I took the trouble to look, 
iirc - it appeared the bug was down to Solaris. Perhaps this is a sign 
it has been fixed.

The actual cause of this error is another bug in Nos. It sends the 
newsgroup name once (correctly) then erroneously does it again 
(wrongly, as a blank). The demon end responds with this message. 
Fortunately, the RFC specifies that the old setting should be kept 
until a valid new one is received, so the article is still accepted. 
There are some providers out there who do *not* implement this as they 
should, rendering Nos useless.


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Guy Harrison

guy@swampdog.demon.co.uk