netnews@alessia.dei.unipd.it (Usenet Administrator) (06/06/91)
Hi! I've a problem: I have to use nntp with B-news, but it doesn't work. NNTP server and normal B-news software is on a HP 9000, and all seems to work by themselves. In another computer, an OLIVETTI LSX I've compiled a NNTP-version of B-news and NNTP-inews. Well, when I use postnews, or rn Pnews, I receive the message: "article refused" and some obscure characters. Then the article is stored on .bad directory on the server computer but not posted. Can anybody help me? N.B.NNTP version is 1.5.11 and B-news version is 2.11 netnews@alessia.dei.unipd.it Stefano Campadello Gestore Servizio Usenet DEI - Dipartimento di Elettronica ed Informatica Universita' di Padova. Via Gradenigo, 6/A - Tel. (049) 828.75.00 - Fax + 39 (0)49 828.76.99 35131 PADOVA - ITALY
sob@tmc.edu (Stan Barber) (06/08/91)
In article <11492@alessia.dei.unipd.it> netnews@alessia.dei.unipd.it (Usenet Administrator) writes: >NNTP server and normal B-news software is on a HP 9000, and all seems >to work by themselves. In another computer, an OLIVETTI LSX I've >compiled a NNTP-version of B-news and NNTP-inews. >Well, when I use postnews, or rn Pnews, I receive the message: >"article refused" and some obscure characters. >Then the article is stored on .bad directory on the server computer >but not posted. We'll assume that the B-news is 2.11 patchlevel 19. If not, then you need to get that. Now, if you are getting article refused, you nntp_access file may not allow your site to post. Check to be sure that you have allowed posting for your site in the nntp_access file. If you are using both network address numbers and site names in your nntp_access file, that may be the source of the problems. Such usage is known to cause non-obvious problems. It will be altered in NNTP 1.6 to do "the right thing". -- Stan internet: sob@bcm.tmc.edu Director, Networking Olan uucp: rutgers!bcm!sob and Systems Support Barber Opinions expressed are only mine. Baylor College of Medicine