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From: lancelot@spock.UUCP (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Newsgroups: news.software.nntp
Subject: NNTP server weird failure
Message-ID: <1990Sep2.061701.6792@spock.UUCP>
Date: 2 Sep 90 06:17:01 GMT
Reply-To: lancelot@spock.UUCP (Thor Lancelot Simon)
Organization: Choate Rosemary Hall, Wallingford CT
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I just tried to install the nntp software on our system. All went well except
for some minor compile-time errors, until I had it up and running and tried to
connect to it with rrn.  It hung.  I waited a long time, and then gave up and
telnetted to the port (119) to test it out.  I hit return once and got this:

*
  ^
   Connection Closed.

Obviously this is NOT what should be going on.  I have authentication off, and
I have it set up with default read post.  I don't understand what's going on
here, as all seemed to go fine until this happened.  Somebody must have seen 
this before?  Please?  :-)

In any case, if anybody can enlighten me about this, send mail to 
lancelot@spock.UUCP (decwrl!spock!lancelot), simon@ctoavx.enet.dec.com, or 
post to this group. (though I'd prefer mail to spock or ctoavx.)

Thanks a LOT,
Thor Simon

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