Hi all, The suggested change is reported to work according to Tony in news.software.nntp:
Date: Mon, 17 Jun 2013 19:27:21 +0100 Message-ID: <kpnke4$ihj$1...@matrix.darkstorm.co.uk> In news.software.nntp, Martin Burmester <mar...@burmester.org> wrote: > Am 03.06.2013 21:00, schrieb Julien ÉLIE: >> Has anyone tested to change in nnrpd/perl.c the following line: >> >> sv_setsv(body, &PL_sv_undef); >> >> to >> >> body = &PL_sv_undef; > Did anyone try if that works? Yes, it works. I got the source for inn2, modified nnrpd/perl.c as suggested, root@xwing:~/build/inn2-2.5.3# fakeroot debian/rules binary <snip> root@xwing:~/build# dpkg -i inn2-inews_2.5.3-3_i386.deb then root@xwing:~/build# dpkg -i inn2_2.5.3-3_i386.deb root@xwing:/etc/news# telnet 127.0.0.1 119 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to 127.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. 200 server.example.net InterNetNews server INN 2.5.3 ready (transit mode) mode reader 200 server.example.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.5.3 ready (posting ok) post 340 Ok, recommended message-ID <kpnk00$t4e$1...@xwing.darkstorm.co.uk> From: Tony <tony@darkstorm.invalid> Newsgroups: local.test Subject: test6 test6 - -- Tony Evans Saving trees and wasting electrons since 1993 blog -> http://perceptionistruth.com/ books -> http://www.bookthing.co.uk/ [ anything below this line wasn't written by me ] .. 240 Article received <kpnk00$t4e$1...@xwing.darkstorm.co.uk> quit 205 Bye! Connection closed by foreign host. I then apt-get removed inn2, and re-installed straight from the Debian repository, root@xwing:/etc/news# telnet 127.0.0.1 119 Trying 127.0.0.1... Connected to 127.0.0.1. Escape character is '^]'. 200 server.example.net InterNetNews server INN 2.5.3 ready (transit mode) mode reader 200 server.example.net InterNetNews NNRP server INN 2.5.3 ready (posting ok) post 340 Ok, recommended message-ID <kpnk5h$bd$1...@xwing.darkstorm.co.uk> From: Tony <tony@darkstorm.invalid> Newsgroups: local.test Subject: dfgsdfg dfgdfgsdg - -- Tony Evans Saving trees and wasting electrons since 1993 blog -> http://perceptionistruth.com/ books -> http://www.bookthing.co.uk/ [ anything below this line wasn't written by me ] .. Bizarre copy of UNKNOWN. Connection closed by foreign host. -- Tony Evans Saving trees and wasting electrons since 1993 blog -> http://perceptionistruth.com/ books -> http://www.bookthing.co.uk/ [ anything below this line wasn't written by me ] -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to debian-bugs-dist-requ...@lists.debian.org with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact listmas...@lists.debian.org