On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 04:20:38PM +0100, Vincent Lefevre wrote: > On 2005-02-07 14:32:47 +0100, Urs Janßen wrote: > > LIST EXTENSION isn't specified by an RFC and it looks like that it > > will never be officially implemented (CAPABILITIES might be it's > > "replacement"). so officiall we can't blame the netscape server, but > > usualy INN is regarded as reference implementation so I'd say that > > expecting an 202 answer is the right thing and the server is > > 'buggy'. there is still tins problem with unexpected multiline > > responses and getting out of sync... > > OK. However, in the absence of a specification by an RFC, tin should > support the Netscape answer.
NNTP usualy doesn't allow two different return-codes for a single command, so tins code doen't support that. > > > Tin will try to use XHDR XREF instead (slows down things a bit). > > > Reading keymap file... > > > Reading input history file... > > > Reading mail active file... > > > Try and save newsrc file again? (Y/n) Y > > > > > > Then tin freezes. > > > > for me (but this is with the lastest spanshot) it still accepts the > > 'n' answer. I didn't had a closer look at the code why it doesn't > > accept 'Y' here. > > Yes, it accepts the 'n', but in this case, it quits immediately. > Not very useful. :( in your case with the somewhat broken server it the only usefull thing todo, as tin is 'out of sync' anyway. urs -- "Only whimps use tape backup: _real_ men just upload their important stuff on ftp, and let the rest of the world mirror it ;)" - Linus -- To UNSUBSCRIBE, email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with a subject of "unsubscribe". Trouble? Contact [EMAIL PROTECTED]