gih900@UUNET.UU.NET (Geoff Huston) (07/22/89)
Larry writes :-
>I'm running news V5.8A under VMS V5.1-1 with WIN/TCP release 5.0 and I am
>trying to be a client node for a NNTP server. The server is running rn version
>1.5 under BSD 4.3
>
>when I type the command
>
>CREATE NEWSGROUP MISC.INVEST/SERVER=DEPT.CSCI.UNT.EDU/PROTO=WINTCP
>
>the program crashes. I have done extensive debugging and have found that it
>crashes in NEWSREMCLIENT\open_net. The value of the variable
>netobj is "dept.csc" at this point. By changing netobj to "dept.csci.unt.edu"
>the program will continue and I can read some but not all of the messages on
>the server.
Its no coincidence that the node name is truncated at 8 chars - that was a
rather insidious remnant from an earlier attempt to extend the length of node
names from DECnet's 6 to a more realistic length - unfortunately I missed a
declaration.
>If anyone has any ideas please let me know...it may be a good idea to send
>resposes directly to me until I get this sorted out and then we can post the
>final fix (if there is one) to the net.
The problem was posted to me some time ago and the fix is in the 5.9 program.
I've forgotten exactly where the declaration was located, but I'll look it up
if you wish
Geoff Huston
gih900@csc.anu.oz.au