frankh@terra.com.br writes:

I installed leafnode and it seams to work, just that fetchnews doesn't work. I activated the debug mode and the log file below shows that the upstream server requires a password ("<381 PASS required") and within the same second emits an Authentication error ("<502 Authentication error").

I would interpret it as an error of the upstream server to expect a response within less than a second from a dialup connection, but with Netscape I can access newsgroups.

Any idea, link, help? The fetchnews debug log follows.

You can try telnetting to the host and port and see if that works. Do you have to supply a password when accessing with netscape? My news server does not require a password, but I do have to be on the same network as the news server. I am assuming that you are getting news from your ISP, in which case you should also be on the same network as your news server.

telnet <ip> 119 <return> <return> LIST ACTIVE<return>

Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: 1.9.18: verbosity level is 4 Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: config: debugmode is 1 Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: Last LIST ACTIVE done 4939862 seconds ago: NEWGROUPS Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: <200 news.terra.com.br DNEWS Version 5.5b5, S0, posting OK Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <381 PASS required Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <502 Authentication error Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: >MODE READER^M Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <200 DNews is in reader mode - posting ok. Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: >NEWGROUPS 020324 213900 GMT^M Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <480 User and password still required, authinfo command Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[395]: <381 PASS required Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[395]: <502 Too many attempts in 4 seconds - try later Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[395]: >QUIT^M Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[396]: Process forked.

can you paste your leafnode config file into an email? On Friday 29 March 2002 06:34 am, you wrote:

I installed leafnode and it seams to work, just that fetchnews doesn't work. I activated the debug mode and the log file below shows that the upstream server requires a password ("<381 PASS required") and within the same second emits an Authentication error ("<502 Authentication error").

I would interpret it as an error of the upstream server to expect a response within less than a second from a dialup connection, but with Netscape I can access newsgroups.

Any idea, link, help? The fetchnews debug log follows.

Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: 1.9.18: verbosity level is 4 Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: config: debugmode is 1 Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: Last LIST ACTIVE done 4939862 seconds ago: NEWGROUPS Mar 24 18:41:44 office fetchnews[395]: <200 news.terra.com.br DNEWS Version 5.5b5, S0, posting OK Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <381 PASS required Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <502 Authentication error Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: >MODE READER^M Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <200 DNews is in reader mode - posting ok. Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: >NEWGROUPS 020324 213900 GMT^M Mar 24 18:41:45 office fetchnews[395]: <480 User and password still required, authinfo command Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[395]: <381 PASS required Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[395]: <502 Too many attempts in 4 seconds - try later Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[395]: >QUIT^M Mar 24 18:41:46 office fetchnews[396]: Process forked.

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